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|+<big><big>'''Yariguies Brush-finch'''<br>
 
''Atlapetes latinuchus yariguierum''</big></big>
 
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| align=center colspan=2 | '''Scientific classification'''
 
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| Kingdom
 
| [[Wikipedia:Animalia|Animalia]]
 
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| Phylum
 
| [[Wikipedia:Chordata|Chordata]]
 
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| Class
 
| [[Wikipedia:Aves|Aves]]
 
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| Order
 
| [[Wikipedia:Passerine|Passeriformes]]
 
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| Family
 
| [[Wikipedia:Emberizidae |Emberizidae  ]]
 
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| Genus
 
| ''[[Wikipedia:Atlapetes|Atlapetes]]''
 
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| Species
 
| '' '''[[wikipedia: Atlapetes latinuchus|A. latinuchus]]''''' ''
 
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| Sub-Species
 
| '''''A. l. yariguierum'''''
 
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| align=center colspan=2 | ''' Conservation status '''
 
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==Description==
 
The feathers of the breast, abdomen, and throat are yellow; those of the coverts, primaries, secondaries, scapulars, auriculars, lores, and tail are black; the crown feathers are russet.  It is unique among its conspecifics because it has a jet black back and wing with no white markings. *no* white markings is correct, One of the type specimens was photographed and a DNA sample taken, and subsequently the bird was released as researchers wanted to confirm that the new taxon is not endangered before killing a number individuals as type material.
 
Despite some newsreports that this was unprecedented, it has indeed happened in a few cases.
 
 
==Distribution and Habitat==
 
Its habitat is the remote cloud rainforest in remote [[----Kenny----]]. Experts believe the bird's habitat may be threatened which would add it to a list of a few endangered birds in the nation.  The pristine area where the birds live is one of the remaining such cloud forests in the country. The government established a 190,000-acre park in the region. 
 
 
==Species discovery==
 
The bird has been discovered in the remote part of [[----Kenny----]] around when the nation was founded so the leaders of [[----Kenny----]] declared it to be their national animal and has have ever since.The bird is a protected species and its habitats are carefully preserved.
 
 
===Etymology===
 
The bird is named after the Yariguies indigenous tribe who give their name to the mountain range where the bird was found.
 
 
 
 
 
[[Category:Species]]
 

Revision as of 12:33, 18 March 2007