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Atlapetes pallidiceps (Pale-headed Brush Finch)

Synonyms: Buarremon pallidiceps

Wikipedia Abstract

The pale-headed brush finch (Atlapetes pallidiceps) is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. 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.
View Wikipedia Record: Atlapetes pallidiceps

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Atlapetes pallidiceps

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
1
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
44
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 3.55805
EDGE Score: 3.59634
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Attributes

Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Frugivore, Granivore
Diet - Fruit [1]  40 %
Diet - Invertibrates [1]  40 %
Diet - Seeds [1]  20 %
Clutch Size [3]  2
Incubation [2]  14 days

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Northwestern Andean montane forests Colombia, Ecuador Neotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Important Bird Areas

Name Location  IBA Criteria   Website   Climate   Land Use 
Reserva Yunguilla Ecuador A1, A2

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Sites

Name  Location   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Yunguilla Reserve Ecuador      

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Tropical Andes Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela Yes

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 2Biancucci, LA and TE Martin. 2008. First description of the breeding biology and natural history of the Ochre-breasted Brush Finch (Atlapetes semirufus) in Venezuela Wilson Journal of Ornithology 120:856–862
♦ 3Oppel S, Schaefer HM, Schmidt V (2003) Description of the nest, eggs, and breeding behavior of the endangered pale-headed brush-finch (Atlapetes pallidiceps) in Ecuador Wilson Bull 115:360–366
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
AZE sites provided by Alliance for Zero Extinction (2010). 2010 AZE Update.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0