Black-headed Brushfinch
Arremon atricapillus(Lawrence, GN, 1874)
English (US) Black-headed Brushfinch
The Black-headed Brushfinch (Arremon atricapillus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Passerellidae (New World Sparrows) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Arremon atricapillus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-headed Brushfinch
- Described by
- (Lawrence, GN, 1874)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Arremon atricapillus atricapillus
- Arremon atricapillus tacarcunae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Buarremon atricapillus
- Described by
- (Lawrence, GN, 1874)
- Type locality
- 'Bogota,' Colombia.
- Original description
- Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 2 p.396
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Perija Brushfinch
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Paria Brushfinch
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Grey-browed Brushfinch
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White-browed Brushfinch
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Orange-billed Sparrow
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Black-capped Sparrow
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