Sooty-faced finch

Sooty-faced finch
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
Genus: Arremon
Species: A. crassirostris
Binomial name
Arremon crassirostris
(Cassin, 1865)
Synonyms

Lysurus crassirostris

The sooty-faced finch (Arremon crassirostris) is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. Until recently, it was placed in the genus Lysurus.[2]

It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Arremon crassirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Cadena, C. D., J. Klicka and R. E. Ricklefs. (2007). Evolutionary differentiation in the Neotropical montane region: molecular phylogenetics and phylogeography of Buarremon brush-finches (Aves, Emberizidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 44(3): 993-1016.