Yellow-breasted Brushfinch
Atlapetes latinuchus
(L 6.75")
Widespread, common and
conspicuous in woodlands
...at 1500-3200 m.
conspicuous in woodlands
...at 1500-3200 m.
On any given day, up to four hundred
billion individual birds may be found
flying, soaring, swimming, hopping, or
otherwise flitting about the earth.
billion individual birds may be found
flying, soaring, swimming, hopping, or
otherwise flitting about the earth.
(Thor Hansen)
Yanacocha Reserve
Ecuador
13Jan2011
Atla in Greek mythology is Atlas
the
Titan king of Mauretania and petes
means flier; latinuchus in Latin
means broad nape.
Titan king of Mauretania and petes
means flier; latinuchus in Latin
means broad nape.
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Spencer
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