Atlapetes | |
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Rufous-capped brushfinch, Atlapetes pileatus | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Passerellidae |
Genus: |
Atlapetes Wagler, 1831 |
Type species | |
Atlapetes pileatus
Wagler, 1831
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Species | |
see text |
Atlapetes is a genus of birds in the New World sparrow family Passerellidae. The species are mainly found in montane forest from Mexico to northwestern Argentina. [1]
The genus Atlapetes was introduced in 1831 by the German naturalist Johann Georg Wagler to accommodate the rufous-capped brushfinch (Atlapetes pileatus). [2] [3] The genus name is from Ancient Greek and combines the mythical figure Atlas with petēs, meaning "flyer". [4] Within the New World sparrow family Passerellidae the genus Atlapetes is sister to the genus Pipilo. [5]
The genus contains 33 species: [6]
Atlapetes | |
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Rufous-capped brushfinch, Atlapetes pileatus | |
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Passerellidae |
Genus: |
Atlapetes Wagler, 1831 |
Type species | |
Atlapetes pileatus
Wagler, 1831
| |
Species | |
see text |
Atlapetes is a genus of birds in the New World sparrow family Passerellidae. The species are mainly found in montane forest from Mexico to northwestern Argentina. [1]
The genus Atlapetes was introduced in 1831 by the German naturalist Johann Georg Wagler to accommodate the rufous-capped brushfinch (Atlapetes pileatus). [2] [3] The genus name is from Ancient Greek and combines the mythical figure Atlas with petēs, meaning "flyer". [4] Within the New World sparrow family Passerellidae the genus Atlapetes is sister to the genus Pipilo. [5]
The genus contains 33 species: [6]