Perijá brushfinch
Species of bird
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The Perijá brushfinch (Arremon perijanus) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.
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| Perijá brushfinch | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passerellidae |
| Genus: | Arremon |
| Species: | A. perijanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Arremon perijanus (Phelps & Gilliard, 1940) | |
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Arremon torquatus perijanus | |
It lives in the undergrowth of humid forest, especially near edges, at altitudes of 300 to 1,200 metres (980 to 3,940 ft) in the Serranía del Perijá between north-east Colombia and north-west Venezuela.[2][3]
Taxonomy
The Perijá brushfinch was often treated as a subspecies of the stripe-headed brushfinch (A. torquatus), but was determined a distinct species, on the basis of differences in vocalization, plumage, and genetics.[4] The SACC split the group in 2010.