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Buntings and New World Sparrows (Emberizidae)

Tepui Brush-finch (Atlapetes personatus) - HBW 16, p. 583

French: Tohi des tépuis German: Tepuibuschammer Spanish: Atlapetes de Tepuí

Taxonomy: Arremon personatus Cabanis, 1848, Roraima, 6500 feet [c. 1980 m], Venezuela.
Sometimes considered to form a superspecies with A. semirufus and A. fulviceps; likely closely related to former, but latter may not belong in such a group. Six subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • paraquensis Phelps, Sr & Phelps, Jr, 1946 - Cerro Paraque and Cerro Yavi, in NW & NE Amazonas (S Venezuela).
  • parui Phelps, Sr & Phelps, Jr, 1950 - Cerro Parú, in NC Amazonas (S Venezuela).
  • duidae Chapman, 1929 - tepui region of S Venezuela, in C Amazonas (Mt Duida) and WC Bolívar (Mt Guaiquinima).

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  • paraquensis Phelps, Sr & Phelps, Jr, 1946 - Cerro Paraque and Cerro Yavi, in NW & NE Amazonas (S Venezuela).
  • parui Phelps, Sr & Phelps, Jr, 1950 - Cerro Parú, in NC Amazonas (S Venezuela).
  • duidae Chapman, 1929 - tepui region of S Venezuela, in C Amazonas (Mt Duida) and WC Bolívar (Mt Guaiquinima).
  • jugularis Phelps, Sr & Phelps, Jr, 1955 - Cerro La Neblina in S Venezuela (SE Amazonas) and adjacent N Brazil (Amazonas).
  • collaris Chapman, 1939 - Mt Auyan-tepui, in SE Bolívar (SE Venezuela).
  • personatus (Cabanis, 1848) - Mt Roraima and nearby tepuis of SE Bolívar, in SE Venezuela.

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