Antioquia Brush-finch
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| Atlapetes blancae Donegan, 2007 |
The Antioquia Brush-finch (Atlapetes blancae) is a poorly known species from the Emberizidae family. It was scientifically described in 2007 on basis of three museum specimens from Antioquia, Colombia, which were previously labelled as Slaty Brush-finch (Atlapetus schistaceus). The specific epithet blancae refers to the whitish underparts of the new species, while also commemorating the Colombian lepidopterologist Blanca Huertas, the wife of ornithologist Thomas M. Donegan (who described the species) from the Fundación ProAves. All three museum skins were collected in the 20th century, but only one label has a date, which is given with 1971. Subsequent fieldwork in Antioquia has failed to find this species again. The taxonomic validity is currently pending at the South American Classification Committee. The species has been recommended for critically endangered status.
[edit] References
- DONEGAN, T. M. 2007. A new species of brush finch (Emberizidae: Atlapetes) from the northern Central Andes of Colombia. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 127(4): 255-268.
[edit] External links
- Conservationists concerned for new bird species
- Nueva especie de Gorrion Colombiano en Peligro de Extincion
- New Bird Species Recognised in Colombia, May Already be Extinct
- Recognize Atlapetes blancae as a species
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