The white-browed brushfinch (''Arremon torquatus'') is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae. It lives in northwestern Argentina,

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, and southern Peru. It is generally common in forest and dense

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, mainly at altitudes of , but locally it occurs at far lower altitudes.Ridgely, R. S., & G. Tudor. (1989). ''Birds of South America. The Oscine Passerines.'' Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. It previously was considered the nominate subspecies of the

stripe-headed brushfinch The stripe-headed brushfinch is split into the following species: * White-browed brushfinch, ''Arremon torquatus'' * Grey-browed brushfinch, ''Arremon assimilis'' * Black-headed brushfinch, ''Arremon atricapillus'' * Costa Rican brushfinch, ''Arre ...

Taxonomy

Until recently, the white-browed brushfinch was placed in the genus ''

Buarremon ''Arremon'' is a genus of neotropical birds in the family Passerellidae. With the exception of the green-striped brushfinch which is endemic to Mexico, all species are found in South America, with a few reaching Central America. These sparr ...

''.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. Considerable racial variation existed in the formerly named stripe-headed brushfinch, and based on ecology, morphology, song, and

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work it was recently suggested that it be split into eight species.Cadena, C. D., and A. M. Cuervo (2009). ''Molecules, ecology, morphology, and songs in concert: how many species is Arremon torquatus (Aves: Emberizidae)?'' Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 99(1): 152-176

References

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white-browed brushfinch The white-browed brushfinch (''Arremon torquatus'') is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae. It lives in northwestern Argentina, Bolivia, and southern Peru. It is generally common in forest and dense second growth, mainly at altitudes o ...

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