In search of the Sanjuanero

The research team has just returned from the San Agustín resurvey, where one of the target species was the Dusky-headed Brushfinch (Atlapetes fuscoolivaceus), locally known as the ‘Sanjuanero’, in honor of a traditional dance from the Huila folklore. This endemic species was collected in good numbers by Miller and his team and it is one of the species we have targeted for high resolution genomic comparisons. The good news is that the team secured various specimens which will now provide invaluable information about the genomic health of  a population of this important species for Colombia.