Olive finch | |
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Immature | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Emberizidae |
Genus: | Arremon |
Species: | A. castaneiceps |
Binomial name | |
Arremon castaneiceps (Sclater, 1859) |
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Synonyms | |
Lysurus castaneiceps |
Lysurus castaneiceps
The olive finch (Arremon castaneiceps) is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. Until recently, it was placed in the genus Lysurus.
It is found in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador and far northern Peru where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.