Birds of Ecuador

    PASSERIFORMES: Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)  
Genus: Arremon (5 species, 20 worldwide)

Genus Arremon are Brushfinch found in the dense understory of tropical American forests. Arremon are consistent in shape and size (around 16 cm.).


Black-capped Sparrow
Black-capped Sparrow (Arremon abeillei nigriceps)
Bosque de Yanahuanca, Cajamarca, Peru  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

Black-capped Sparrow
Black-capped Sparrow (Arremon abeillei abeillei)
south, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Francesco Veronesi     Copyright and usage info

Note subspecies in the Marañon Valley, one of two, has a green back.

Grey-browed Brushfinch
Grey-browed Brushfinch (Arremon assimilis assimilis)
Rio Blanco Ecological Reserve, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Orange-billed Sparrow
Orange-billed Sparrow (Arremon aurantiirostris erythrorhynchus)
La Victoria, Caldas, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Note immatures have a black bill.

Chestnut-capped Brushfinch
Chestnut-capped Brushfinch (Arremon brunneinucha frontalis)
Otún Quimbaya Wildlife Sanctuary, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Widespread and common in Andean cloud forests from 1500m to 2500m.
Additional photo.

Olive Finch
Olive Finch (Arremon castaneiceps) Near Threatened
Tatama National Park, Pueblo Rico, Risaralda, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Often seen on the ground at edge of trail. A bit larger than most 'new world sparrows'.
The immature is uniformly colored.


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