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White-naped Brush Finch

Atlapetes albinucha (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

White-naped Brushfinch

White-naped Brushfinch

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Open encyclopedia reference

The white-naped brushfinch (Atlapetes albinucha), also known as the yellow-throated brushfinch, is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found from Mexico to Ecuador.

Wikipedia contributors, White-naped brushfinch; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:25:11.336821+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Atlapetes albinucha (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)
Name authority
(d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)
Common name
White-naped Brush Finch
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Passerellidae
Genus
Atlapetes
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAves
  9. orderPasseriformes
  10. familyPasserellidae
  11. genusAtlapetes Wagler, 1831
  12. speciesAtlapetes albinucha (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Atlapetes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Black-spectacled Brush FinchAtlapetes melanopsis Valqui & Fjeldså, 2002PasserellidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
White-winged Brush FinchAtlapetes leucopterus (Jardine, 1856)PasserellidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Merida Brush-finchAtlapetes meridae (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1871)PasserellidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
White-headed Brush FinchAtlapetes albiceps (Taczanowski, 1884)PasserellidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Antioquia Brush FinchAtlapetes blancae Donegan, 2007PasserellidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Choco Brush FinchAtlapetes crassus Bangs, 1908PasserellidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Dusky-headed Brush FinchAtlapetes fuscoolivaceus Chapman, 1914PasserellidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
White-rimmed Brush FinchAtlapetes leucopis (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1878)PasserellidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Black-faced Brush FinchAtlapetes melanolaemus (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1879)PasserellidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Rusty-bellied Brush FinchAtlapetes nationi (P. L. Sclater, 1881)PasserellidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Rufous-capped Brush FinchAtlapetes pileatus Wagler, 1831PasserellidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Slaty Brush FinchAtlapetes schistaceus (Boissonneau, 1840)PasserellidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Middle America

South America

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=558800 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:JH5T. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.