Birds of Bolivia

    PASSERIFORMES: Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)  
Genus: Arremon (4 species, 21 worldwide)

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


Moss-backed Sparrow
Moss-backed Sparrow (Arremon dorbignii)
Argentina  
   
Photograph by Gustavo Masuzzo   © All Rights Reserved.

A yungas species Split from Saffron-billed Sparrow in 2020. Note eye-brow that reaches to bill, and vocal differences.

Saffron-billed Sparrow
Saffron-billed Sparrow (Arremon flavirostris)
Piraju-SP, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Dario Sanches     Copyright and usage info


Pectoral Sparrow
Pectoral Sparrow (Arremon taciturnus taciturnus) Male
Manaus, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Anselmo d'Affonseca   © All Rights Reserved.

Similar to Orange-billed Sparrow.

White-browed Brushfinch
White-browed Brushfinch (Arremon torquatus borellii)
Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala, Jujuy province, Argentina  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

Part of a many-way split of the Stripe-headed Brushfinch.


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