Pale-headed brushfinch
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Passerellidae |
Genus: | Atlapetes |
Species: | A. pallidiceps
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Binomial name | |
Atlapetes pallidiceps (Sharpe, 1900)
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The pale-headed brushfinch (Atlapetes pallidiceps) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae. It is endemic to arid areas with low scrub at altitudes of 1,650–1,800 m (5,410–5,910 ft) in south-central Ecuador.
It is threatened by habitat loss and the nest-parasitic shiny cowbird. Most of its tiny known range, estimated at only 1 km2 by BirdLife International, is within the reserve, which, following the rediscovery of this species in 1998, was set up by the . Following intensive management, including the removal of cowbirds, the population of the pale-headed brushfinch is currently increasing. Further increase, however, may be limited by a lack of suitable habitat.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Atlapetes pallidiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22721487A181562033. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22721487A181562033.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Oppel, S., Schaefer, H., Schmidt, V., and Schröderm B. (2004). Cowbird parasitism of Pale-headed Brush Finch Atlapetes pallidiceps: implications for conservation and management. Bird Conservation International 14: 63–75.
- Agreda, A., Krabbe, N. & Rodríguez, O. (1999). Pale-headed Brush Finch Atlapetes pallidiceps is not extinct. Cotinga 11: 50–54.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Atlapetes
- Birds of the Ecuadorian Andes
- Endemic birds of Ecuador
- Birds described in 1900