Description
Family Fringillidae
A Family of seed-eating, small to moderately large passerine birds that have strong , stubby beaks , which in some species can be quite large. They have a bouncing flight, alternating flapping with gliding on closed wings. Most sing well.
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Birds
- Subclass:
Neornithes
()
- Gadow, 1893
- Infraclass:
Neoaves
()
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
()
- Order:
Passeriformes
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Perching Birds
- Suborder:
Passeri
()
- Parvorder:
Passerida
()
- Superfamily:
Passeroidea
()
- Family:
Fringillidae
()
- Buntings, Finches
- Genus:
Atlapetes
()
- Specific name:
albinucha
- Subspecies:
parvirostris
- Scientific name: - Atlapetes albinucha parvirostris
- Subspecies:
parvirostris
- Specific name:
albinucha
- Genus:
Atlapetes
(
- Family:
Fringillidae
(
- Superfamily:
Passeroidea
(
- Parvorder:
Passerida
(
- Suborder:
Passeri
(
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Infraclass:
Neoaves
(
- Subclass:
Neornithes
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Atlapetes
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 80 species and subspecies in this genus:
A. albiceps (White-Headed Brush-Finch) · A. albinucha (White-Naped Brush-Finch) · A. albinucha brunnescens · A. albinucha gutturalis · A. albinucha parvirostris · A. albofrenatus (Moustached Brush-Finch) · A. albofrenatus meridae · A. apertus (Plain-Breasted Brush Finch) · A. atricapillus (Stripe-Headed Brush-Finch) · A. blancae · A. brunneinucha (Chestnut-Capped Brush Finch) · A. brunneinucha apertus · A. brunneinucha elsae · A. canigenis · A. citrinellus (Yellow-Striped Brush-Finch) · A. crassus · A. flaviceps (Yellow-Headed Brush-Finch) · A. forbesi · A. fulviceps (Fulvous-Headed Brush-Finch) · A. fuscoolivaceus (Dusky-Headed Brush-Finch) · A. gutturalis · A. gutturalis brunnescens · A. latinucha · A. latinuchus · A. latinuchus caucae · A. latinuchus chugurensis · A. latinuchus elaeoprorus · A. latinuchus latinuchus · A. latinuchus spodionotus · A. leucopis (White-Rimmed Brush-Finch) · A. leucopterus (White-Winged Brush-Finch) · A. leucopterus dresseri · A. leucopterus leucopterus (White-Winged Brush-Finch) · A. leucopterus paynteri · A. melanocephalus (Santa Marta Brush-Finch) · A. melanolaemus · A. melanops · A. melanopsis (Black-Spectacled Brush-Finch) · A. nationi (Rusty-Bellied Brush-Finch) · A. nationi brunneiceps · A. nationi nationi (Rusty-Bellied Brush-Finch) · A. pallidiceps (Pale-Headed Brush-Finch) · A. pallidinucha (Pale-Naped Brush-Finch) · A. pallidinucha pallidinucha · A. pallidinucha papallactae · A. paynteri · A. personatus (Tepui Brush-Finch) · A. personatus duidae · A. personatus personatus (Tepui Brush-Finch) · A. pileatus (Rufous-Capped Brush Finch) · A. pileatus dilutus · A. pileatus pileatus (Rufous-Capped Brush Finch) · A. rufigenis (Rufous-Eared Brush-Finch) · A. rufigenis forbesi · A. rufinucha (Rufous-Naped Brush-Finch) · A. rufinucha latinuchus · A. rufinucha melanolaemus · A. rufinucha rufinucha (Rufous-Naped Brush-Finch) · A. schistaceus (Slaty Brush-Finch) · A. schistaceus castaneifrons · A. schistaceus fumidus · A. schistaceus schistaceus (Slaty Brush Finch) · A. schistaceus taczanowskii · A. schistaceus taczoanowskii · A. schistaceus tamae · A. seebohmi (Bay-Crowned Brush-Finch) · A. seebohmi simonsi · A. semirufus (Ochre-Breasted Brush-Finch) · A. semirufus denisei · A. semirufus majusculus · A. semirufus semirufus · A. terborghi (Vilcabamba Brush-Finch) · A. torquatus (Stripe-Headed Brush Finch) · A. torquatus assimilis · A. torquatus poliophrys · A. torquatus torquatus · A. tricolor (Tricoloured Brush-Finch) · A. tricolor crassus · A. tricolor nov · A. virenticeps (Green-Striped Brush-Finch)
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Notes
Contributors
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed June 30, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1717346
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2176915
