Wednesday, 31 December 2025

White-naped Brushfinch (Atlapetes albinucha)


OTHER NAMES: Yellow-throated Brushfinch

Latin Etymology: Atlapetes ("powerful flyer") albinucha ("white nape")

 

White-naped Brushfinch (Atlapetes albinucha) at San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica - November 2025


Featured Subspecies: Atlapetes albinucha pavirostris
Weight: ?  /  Length: 17-21cm  /  Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS IUCN Red List: Least Concern

A widely but patchily distributed species with many disjunct populations associated with different highlands between Central Mexico and Ecuador. They are currently considered to represent two groups, which may represent two separate species, with the "white naped" found almost exlusively in Mexico and having an all yellow underside, while the yellow throated such as this one only have a yellow throat and are white otherwise underneath.
 
Related Species: 
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Atlapetes
SUBSPECIES: A. a. gutturalis, A. a. griseipectus, A. a. fuscipygius, A. a. parvirostris, A. a. brunnescens, A. a. coloratus, A. a. coloratus, A. a. azurensis
 
- Sighting Locations -

COSTA RICA 
Found in Talamancan Montane Forest
- COSTA RICA 2025 TRIP: Seen at San Gerardo de Dota 

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto

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