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| + | [[Image:Chestnut-capped_Brush_Finch.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|by Cedric+K|by Cedric K}}<br />Chiriqui, [[Panama]], March 2005]] | ||
'''Includes Plain-breasted Brush-Finch''' | '''Includes Plain-breasted Brush-Finch''' | ||
;[[: Category:Buarremon|Buarremon]] brunneinucha | ;[[: Category:Buarremon|Buarremon]] brunneinucha | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Subspecies differ mainly in the extent of grey on underparts of the body (less in [[South America]]<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup>). The black band below the white throat is absent or at least reduced in some South American subspecies<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup>, and in ''apertus'' ("Plain-breasted Brush-Finch") from Sierra de Los Tuxtlas, [[Mexico]]<sup>[[#References|3]]</sup>. | Subspecies differ mainly in the extent of grey on underparts of the body (less in [[South America]]<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup>). The black band below the white throat is absent or at least reduced in some South American subspecies<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup>, and in ''apertus'' ("Plain-breasted Brush-Finch") from Sierra de Los Tuxtlas, [[Mexico]]<sup>[[#References|3]]</sup>. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
From [[Mexico]] through [[Central America]] to [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], and [[Peru]] in [[South America]]. | From [[Mexico]] through [[Central America]] to [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], and [[Peru]] in [[South America]]. | ||
| + | [[Image:Chestnut-capped_Brush-Finch_by_NJLarsen.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo by {{user|NJLarsen|NJLarsen}}<br />Cerro Punta, Chiriqui, [[Panama]], January 2008<br />click on image to see larger version.]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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Chestnut-capped Brush Finch has in the past been placed in genus ''[[: Category:Atlapetes|Atlapetes]]'' and is now sometimes placed in ''[[: Category:Arremon|Arremon]]''. | Chestnut-capped Brush Finch has in the past been placed in genus ''[[: Category:Atlapetes|Atlapetes]]'' and is now sometimes placed in ''[[: Category:Arremon|Arremon]]''. | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | Ten subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''B. b. apertus (Plain-breasted): Southern [[Mexico]] (Sierra de Tuxtla of southern Veracruz) | ||
| + | *''B. b. suttoni'': Mountains of south-western Mexico (Guerrero to central Oaxaca) | ||
| + | *''B. b. nigrilatera'': Mountains of southern Mexico (Oaxaca) | ||
| + | *''B. b. brunneinucha'': Subtropical eastern Mexico (San Luis Potosí and Veracruz to north-eastern Oaxaca) | ||
| + | *''B. b. macrourus'': Mountains of southern Mexico (Chiapas) and south-western [[Guatemala]] | ||
| + | *''B. b. alleni'': Mountains of northern [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]] and western [[Nicaragua]] | ||
| + | *''B. b. elsae'': Mountains of [[Costa Rica]] to western and central [[Panama]] | ||
| + | *''B. b. frontalis'': Mountains of extreme eastern Panama to [[Colombia]], western [[Venezuela]] and southern [[Peru]] | ||
| + | *''B. b. allinornatus'': Mountains of north-western Venezuela (Falcón and Yaracuy) | ||
| + | *''B. b. inornatus'': Mountains of west-central [[Ecuador]] (Río Chimbo and Río Chanchan area) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Forest and edge in highlands and foothills. | Forest and edge in highlands and foothills. | ||
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Almost exclusively found on the ground. | Almost exclusively found on the ground. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | # | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 |
| − | # Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156 | + | #Howell & Webb, 1995. A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198540124 |
| − | # Howell & Webb, 1995. A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198540124 | + | {{ref}} |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Chestnut-capped+brunneinucha}} <!--- Comment: mixed search term finds more hits than using the genus (because genus has been changed) ---> | {{GSearch|Chestnut-capped+brunneinucha}} <!--- Comment: mixed search term finds more hits than using the genus (because genus has been changed) ---> | ||
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Buarremon]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Buarremon]] | ||
Revision as of 16:19, 21 November 2010
Includes Plain-breasted Brush-Finch
- Buarremon brunneinucha
Arremon brunneinucha
Identification
Subspecies differ mainly in the extent of grey on underparts of the body (less in South America2). The black band below the white throat is absent or at least reduced in some South American subspecies2, and in apertus ("Plain-breasted Brush-Finch") from Sierra de Los Tuxtlas, Mexico3.
Distribution
From Mexico through Central America to Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru in South America.
Taxonomy
Chestnut-capped Brush Finch has in the past been placed in genus Atlapetes and is now sometimes placed in Arremon.
Subspecies
Ten subspecies are recognized1:
- B. b. apertus (Plain-breasted): Southern Mexico (Sierra de Tuxtla of southern Veracruz)
- B. b. suttoni: Mountains of south-western Mexico (Guerrero to central Oaxaca)
- B. b. nigrilatera: Mountains of southern Mexico (Oaxaca)
- B. b. brunneinucha: Subtropical eastern Mexico (San Luis Potosí and Veracruz to north-eastern Oaxaca)
- B. b. macrourus: Mountains of southern Mexico (Chiapas) and south-western Guatemala
- B. b. alleni: Mountains of northern El Salvador, Honduras and western Nicaragua
- B. b. elsae: Mountains of Costa Rica to western and central Panama
- B. b. frontalis: Mountains of extreme eastern Panama to Colombia, western Venezuela and southern Peru
- B. b. allinornatus: Mountains of north-western Venezuela (Falcón and Yaracuy)
- B. b. inornatus: Mountains of west-central Ecuador (Río Chimbo and Río Chanchan area)
Habitat
Forest and edge in highlands and foothills.
Behaviour
Almost exclusively found on the ground.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156
- Howell & Webb, 1995. A guide to the birds of Mexico and northern Central America. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198540124
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chestnut-capped Brushfinch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chestnut-capped_Brushfinch
