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