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Alternative name: Grey-stripped Brush-Finch
- Arremon assimilis
Buarremon assimilis
Identification
19–20 cm
Distribution
Found on the eastern slopes of the Andes in eastern Colombia and western Venezuela.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Four subspecies recognized[1]:
- A. a. larensis in the Andes of western Venezuela
- A. a. assimilis from the Andes of Colombia to western Venezuela, Ecuador and northwest Peru
- A. a. nigrifrons in the Andes of southwest Ecuador and northwest Peru
- A. a. poliophrys in the Andes of central and southeast Peru
It was formerly included in Stripe-headed Brush Finch. It has in the past been placed in genus Atlapetes and is also placed in Buarremon by some authorities.
Habitat
Shrubby areas and borders in temperate zone, cloud Forest, dwarf/elfin highland tree-line forest.
Behaviour
Usually fouraging on ground or very low in undergrowth.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Birdforum thread discussing the proposal to split this species
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gray-browed Brushfinch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gray-browed_Brushfinch