The Paria brushfinch (Arremon phygas) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae. It lives in the undergrowth of humid forest, especially near the edges, at altitudes of 300 to 1,200 metres (980 to 3,940 ft) in the Venezuelan Coastal Range.

Paria brushfinch
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Arremon
Species:
A. phygas
Binomial name
Arremon phygas
(Berlepsch, 1912)
Synonyms

Arremon torquatus phygas
Buarremon phygas

Taxonomy

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The Paria 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.[2] The SACC split the group in 2010.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Arremon phygas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22724917A104268890. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22724917A104268890.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cadena, C. D., and A. M. Cuervo (2009). Molecules, ecology, morphology, and songs in concert: how many species is Arremon torquatus (Aves: Emberizidae)? Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 99(1): 152-176