Buntings and New World Sparrows (Emberizidae)
Tocuyo Sparrow (Arremonops tocuyensis) - HBW 16, p. 571
French: Tohi de Tocuyo
German: Tocuyoammer
Spanish: Cerquero de El Tocuyo
Taxonomy: Arremonops tocuyensis Todd, 1912, Tocuyo, Lara, Venezuela.
Relationships of genus not well understood; molecular evidence suggests that it is close to Rhynchospiza, Peucaea and some Ammodramus. This species sometimes considered to form a superspecies with A. rufivirgatus. Monotypic.
Distribution: NE Colombia (Guajira Peninsula) and NW Venezuela (N Zulia, Falcón and Lara).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A front view of a perched bird Locality Tintorero-Sanare Road, Lara State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2003 5 years ago 14 sec 4.8 -
A bird singing in a tree then flying away. Locality La Guajira Department, Colombia (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 12 November 2012 21 weeks ago 19 sec 4 -
front view perched in bush Locality Flamingos Fauna and Flora Sanctuary, La Guajira Department, Colombia (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 14 May 2012 48 weeks ago 14 sec 4 -
foraging on ground Locality Flamingos Fauna and Flora Sanctuary, La Guajira Department, Colombia (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 14 May 2012 48 weeks ago 30 sec 3.8 -
An individual calling softly once, at 600 m high Locality Tintorero-Sanare Road, Lara State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 May 2003 5 years ago 15 sec 3.8 -
rear view, fluffing up, in undergrowth Locality Flamingos Fauna and Flora Sanctuary, La Guajira Department, Colombia (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 14 May 2012 48 weeks ago 10 sec 3.3
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One bird perched low in the scrub.
Locality Flamingos Fauna and Flora Sanctuary, La Guajira Department, Colombia (Monotypic species)
Nick Athanas 7 November 2011 1 year ago 3.8 -
Lateral view of singing bird on perch
Locality Falcón State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
Mikko Pyhälä 22 May 2010 2 years ago 2.3 -
ad. singing from a remarkably open spot for being this specie
Locality Posada Granja El Ojito, Tocópero, Falcón State, Venezuela (Monotypic species)
john kvarnbäck 10 May 2010 2 years ago 1.8
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A bird singing twice. Locality La Guajira Department, Colombia
(Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 12 November 2012 18 weeks ago 4
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