Vilcabamba brushfinch
species of bird
The Vilcabamba brushfinch (Atlapetes terborghi) is a Near Threatened species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is endemic to Peru.
Taxonomy and systematics
The Vilcabamba brushfinch was first described in 1993 as a subspecies of what was then called the rufous-naped brushfinch with the trinomial Atlapetes rufinucha terborghi. Its specific epithet honors Dr. John W. Terborgh, "who engineered and conducted" the ornithological exploration of the Cordillera Vilcabamba. Terborgh and John S. Weske collected the type specimen in 1967. It was soon recognized as a full species.
The Vilcabamba brushfinch is monotypic.
Description
The Vilcabamba brushfinch is 16.5 to 17 cm (6.5 to 6.7 in) long; one individual weighed 25.7 g (0.91 oz). The sexes have the same plumage.
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