Olive finch

Olive finch
Immature
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
Genus: Arremon
Species: A. castaneiceps
Binomial name
Arremon castaneiceps
(Sclater, 1859)
Synonyms

Lysurus castaneiceps

The olive finch (Arremon castaneiceps) is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. Until recently, it was placed in the genus Lysurus.[2]

It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

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  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Arremon castaneiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Cadena, C. D., J. Klicka and R. E. Ricklefs. (2007). Evolutionary differentiation in the Neotropical montane region: molecular phylogenetics and phylogeography of Buarremon brush-finches (Aves, Emberizidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 44(3): 993-1016.


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