Taczanowski's brushfinch (Atlapetes taczanowskii) is a species of passerine bird in the New World sparrow family Passerellidae. It is found in montane forest and woodland of central Peru. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the slaty brushfinch (Atlapetes schistaceus).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passerellidae |
| Genus: | Atlapetes |
| Species: | A. taczanowskii
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| Atlapetes taczanowskii (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1875)
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Taxonomy
editTaczanowski's brushfinch was formally described in 1874 by the Polish zoologist Władysław Taczanowski under the binomial name Buarremon mystacalis based on a specimen collected in the Andes of central Peru.[2] Unfortunately, he chose a specific epithet that had been used in 1852 by Philip Sclater for Arremon mysticalis, now considered to be a junior synonym of Tanagra albofrenatus Boissonneu, 1840, the moustached brushfinch.[3][4] In 1875 the English ornithologists Philip Sclater and Osbert Salvin proposed the replacement name Buarremon taczanowskii for this species.[5] Taczanowski's brushfinch was formerly treated as a subspecies of the slaty brushfinch (Atlapetes schistaceus). It is now considered as a separate species based on differences in morphology, vocalizations and mitochondrial DNA sequences.[6][7] The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.[7]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Atlapetes schistaceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T103774724A181560801.en. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
- ^ Taczanowski, Władysław (1874). "Liste des oiseaux recueillis par M. Constatin Jelski dans la partie centrale du Pérou occidental". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (in French): 501-565 [515].
- ^ Sclater, Philip (1852). "Description de six oiseaux appartenant à la collection du Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Paris". Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée. 2nd series (in French). 4: 8-9 [8].
- ^ Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed. (1970). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 13. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 196.
- ^ Sclater, Philip Lutley; Salvin, Osbert (1875). "On Venezuelan birds collected by Mr. A. Goering. Part V". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 234-238 [236, Plate 35, fig. 2].
- ^ Sánchez-González, L.A.; Navarro-Sigüenza, A.G.; Krabbe, N.K.; Fjeldså, J.; García-Moreno, J. (2015). "Diversification in the Andes: the Atlapetes brush-finches". Zoologica Scripta. 44 (2): 135–152. doi:10.1111/zsc.12088.
- ^ a b Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2024). "New World Sparrows, Bush Tanagers". IOC World Bird List Version 14.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 31 October 2024.