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Arremon
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Arremon is a genus of neotropical birds in the family Passerellidae. With the exception of the green-striped brushfinch which is endemic to Mexico, all species are found in South America, with a few reaching Central America.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderPasseriformes
  5. FamilyPasserellidae
Observations recorded429,038

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
26
With media
1
Family
Passerellidae
Collections
UF, CUMV, MSU, UCLA, USNM, KU
Recorded in
Mexico, Panama, United States, Colombia, Peru, Brazil

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Emberizidae
Image
Arremon taciturnus Pectoral Sparrow (male); Rio Formoso, Pernambuco, Brazil.jpg
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Category:Arremon
Commons category
Arremon
taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Arremon
taxon synonym
Buarremon
taxon range
Brazil
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Arremon is a genus of neotropical birds in the family Passerellidae. With the exception of the green-striped brushfinch which is endemic to Mexico, all species are found in South America, with a few reaching Central America.

These sparrows are found in lowland woodlands and forests where they usually forage on the ground. They have olive or grey upperparts with a black head. Many have a white line above the eye and some have a black band across the breast.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Arremon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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