White-naped Brushfinch

Atlapetes albinucha (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)

White-naped Brushfinch Atlapetes albinucha is a passerine of the New World sparrows found from Mexico south to far north Ecuador. It lives in Middle America and South America, with a scattered range across montane country. Its most obvious feature is the white stripe that runs along the crown and onto the nape in the nominate form, set against a dark head. The species was described in 1838. It occupies forest edges, secondary growth, scrub and similar habitats in subtropical and lower temperate zones, and is a year-round resident.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Passerellidae — New World Sparrows

Breeding range

Middle America, South America: Mexico to far n Ecuador