Tepui Brush-finch (Atlapetes personatus)

Family
Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)

Size
18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Cabanis, 1848)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 1,000 - 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

Tepui Brushfinch (Atlapetes personatus) [XC247203]
by Joe Klaiber from La Escalera, Bol\u00edvar, Venezuela (song)

Tepui Brushfinch (Atlapetes personatus) [XC219231]
by Joe Klaiber from Upper escalera, Bolivar, Venezuela (call, interaction calls)

Subspecies
Sometimes considered to form a superspecies with Ochre-breasted Brush-finch (Atlapetes semirufus) and Fulvous-headed Brush-finch (Atlapetes fulviceps). Likely closely related to former, but latter may not belong in such a group.

The following 6 subspecies are recognised:

paraquensis Phelps & Phelps Jr, 1946 - Cerro Paraque and Cerro Yavi, in north-western and north-eastern Amazonas (southern Venezuela).
parui Phelps & Phelps Jr, 1950 - Cerro Par�, in north-central Amazonas (southern Venezuela).
duidae Chapman, 1929 - Tepui region of southern Venezuela, in central Amazonas (Mt Duida) and west-central Bol��var (Mt Guaiquinima).
jugularis Phelps & Phelps Jr, 1955 - Cerro La Neblina in southern Venezuela (south-eastern Amazonas) and adjacent northern Brazil (Amazonas).
collaris Chapman, 1939 - Mt Auyan-tepui, in south-eastern Bol��var (south-eastern Venezuela).
personatus (Cabanis, 1848) - Mt Roraima and nearby tepuis of south-eastern Bol��var, in south-eastern Venezuela.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Tepui Brush-finch (Atlapetes personatus) - 10 files

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