Sierra Nevada brushfinch

The Sierra Nevada brushfinch (Arremon basilicus) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae.

Sierra Nevada brushfinch
In Magdalena, Colombia
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Passerellidae
Genus:	Arremon
Species:	A. basilicus
Binomial name
Arremon basilicus (Bangs, 1898)
Synonyms
Arremon torquatus basilicus Buarremon basilicus

It is found in the undergrowth of humid forests, especially near the edges, at altitudes of 300 to 1,200 metres (980 to 3,940 ft) in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in northern Colombia.[2][3]

Taxonomy

The Sierra Nevada 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.[4] The SACC split the group in 2010.

References

1. BirdLife International. 2016. Arremon basilicus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22724893A104267733. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22724893A104267733.en. Downloaded on 04 February 2018.
2. Ridgely, R. S., & J. A. Gwynne, Jr. (1989). A Guide to the Birds of Panama with Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras. 2nd edition. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08529-3
3. Restall, R. L., C. Rodner, & M. Lentino (2006). Birds of Northern South America. Christopher Helm. ISBN 0-7136-7243-9 (vol. 1). ISBN 0-7136-7242-0 (vol. 2).
4. 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.