Yariguies Brush-finch

Atlapetes latinuchus yariguierum (English Yariguies Brush - finch translated Yariguies - Buschammer ) is a subspecies of the Yellow-breasted Bunting -Busch. It was discovered in Colombia in 2004 and 2006 by Thomas M. Donegan ( Fundación ProAves ) and Blanca Huertas ( Natural History Museum and University College, London) described scientifically.

Description

Chest, throat and abdomen are yellow, the "crown " is yellowish brown, the rest of the plumage is black. Compared to the nominate subspecies, this is characterized by a jet-black back with no white speckles.

Distribution and habitat

The subspecies lives in the cloud forest proportion of the rain forests in the southwest of Colombia between Bucamaranga and Bogotá, one of the last cloud forests of the Andes of Colombia. Since this distribution is relatively small and similar habitats are rare ' Atlapetes latinuchus yariguierum as potentially high risk.

Is named the bird after the Indian tribe of Yariguies who has lived in this region before the conquest by the Spaniards. The area of ​​the " Serranía de los Yariguies " was declared in 2005 by the government of Colombia to the National Park. Through the Colombian bird conservation organization Fundación ProAves the area will be developed into a large forest reserve.

Discovery

The bird was in the Yariguies Mountains ( Serranía de los Yariguies ) discovered in the Colombian Andes from an expedition, which was accompanied and led by Blanca Huertas Hernandez, a curator at the Natural History Museum in London. The region is considered largely unexplored and the discoverer of the bird indicate that probably many more undescribed birds and other animals live in this forest area. Blanca Huertas, which is actually Lepidopterologin, could also discover many new species of butterfly next to the bird.

System

The bird newly discovered the yellow breast Buschammer ( Atlapetes latinuchus ) has been assigned as a subspecies. Since this is however just undergone an extensive revision, with the consequence that they will probably split into several new individual species is not yet clear what kind Atlapetes latinuchus yariguierum is slammed or if this bird can be considered as a separate species. Is named the bird after the Indian tribe of Yariguies who has lived in this region before the conquest by the Spaniards.

The type specimen was photographed and DNA samples were taken for an accurate investigation.