Perijá brushfinch explained

The Perijá brushfinch (Arremon perijanus) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.

It lives in the undergrowth of humid forest, especially near edges, at altitudes of 300mto1200mm (1,000feetto3,900feetm) in the Serranía del Perijá between north-east Colombia and north-west Venezuela.^{[1] [2]}

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.^[3] The SACC split the group in 2010.

References

• Web site: South American Classification Committee . South American Classification Committee . Proposal (#468) to South American Classification Committee – Species limits in Arremon torquatus. . September 2010 . July 24, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402235022/http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCprop468.html . April 2, 2012.

Notes and References

1. Ridgely, R. S., & J. A. Gwynne, Jr. (1989). A Guide to the Birds of Panama with Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras. 2nd edition. Princeton University Press.
2. Restall, R. L., C. Rodner, & M. Lentino (2006). Birds of Northern South America. Christopher Helm. (vol. 1). (vol. 2).
3. 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