Caracas brushfinch
The Caracas brushfinch (Arremon phaeopleurus) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae.
| Caracas brushfinch | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passerellidae |
| Genus: | Arremon |
| Species: | A. phaeopleurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Arremon phaeopleurus (Bangs, 1898) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Arremon torquatus phaeopleurus | |
It is found in the undergrowth of humid forest, especially near edges, at altitudes of 300 to 1,200 metres (980 to 3,940 ft) in the Venezuelan Coastal Range.
Taxonomy
The Caracas brushfinch was often treated as a subspecies of the stripe-headed brushfinch (A. torquatus), but was determined a distinct species on the basis of differences in vocalization, plumage, and genetics.[2] SACC split the group in 2010.
References
- BirdLife International. 2016. Arremon phaeopleurus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22724911A104268558. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22724911A104268558.en. Downloaded on 04 February 2018.
- Cadena, C. D., and A. M. Cuervo (2009). Molecules, ecology, morphology, and songs in concert: how many species is Arremon torquatus (Aves: Emberizidae)? Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 99(1): 152-176
- South American Classification Committee (September 2010). "Proposal (#468) to South American Classification Committee – Species limits in Arremon torquatus". Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
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