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Sierra Nevada brush finch

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Aves

Family
  
Emberizidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Arremon

Similar
  
Black‑headed brush finch, Costa Rican brush finch, Grey‑browed brush finch, Dusky‑headed brush finch, Vilcabamba brush finch

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The Sierra Nevada brush finch (Arremon basilicus) is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family.

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It is found in the undergrowth of humid forests, especially near the edges, at altitudes of 300 to 1,200 metres (980 to 3,940 ft) in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in northern Colombia.

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Taxonomy

The Sierra Nevada brush finch was often treated as a subspecies of the stripe-headed brush finch (A. torquatus), but was determined a distinct species on the basis of differences in vocalization, plumage, and genetics. The SACC split the group in 2010.

References

Sierra Nevada brush finch Wikipedia