Olive Finch

Olive Finch
Olive Finch
Immature
Conservation status
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. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Until recently, it was placed in the genus Lysurus.[1]

References

  1. ^ 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.