Birds of Mexico

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Genus: Arremon (3 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.).


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. Often in pairs.
Additional photo.

Green-striped Brushfinch
Green-striped Brushfinch (Arremon virenticeps) ENDEMIC
Reserva Chara Pinta, Sinaloa, Mexico   		   
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.


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