Olive finch
| Olive finch | |
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| 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 | |
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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.
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- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Arremon castaneiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ 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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