Buntings and New World Sparrows (Emberizidae)
White-browed Brush-finch (Arremon torquatus) - HBW 16, p. 577
French: Tohi à tête rayée
German: Streifenkopf-Buschammer
Spanish: Cerquero Cabecilistado
Other common names: Stripe-headed/Stripe-capped Brush-finch
Taxonomy: Embernagra torquata d’Orbigny and Lafresnaye, 1837, Carcuata, Yungas, Bolivia.
Until recently was often placed in genus Buarremon (or Atlapetes), and considered conspecific with A. costaricensis, A. atricapillus, A. basilicus, A. perijanus, A. assimilis, A. phaeopleurus and A. phygas. Recent molecular data indicated that this group was sister to present genus, while other Buarremon might be more closely related to another genus then used, Lysurus, rendering Buarremon polyphyletic; decision was therefore made, on basis of similarities in molecular data, plumage, voice, behaviour and micro-.. View all taxonomy...
Until recently was often placed in genus Buarremon (or Atlapetes), and considered conspecific with A. costaricensis, A. atricapillus, A. basilicus, A. perijanus, A. assimilis, A. phaeopleurus and A. phygas. Recent molecular data indicated that this group was sister to present genus, while other Buarremon might be more closely related to another genus then used, Lysurus, rendering Buarremon polyphyletic; decision was therefore made, on basis of similarities in molecular data, plumage, voice, behaviour and micro-habitat, to subsume Buarremon and Lysurus in present genus. In addition, molecular and morphological data indicated that all members of above-mentioned group should be treated as separate species. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- torquatus (d’Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) - Andes of La Paz and W Cochabamba, in W Bolivia.
- fimbriatus (Chapman, 1923) - Andes of E Cochabamba, W Santa Cruz and Chuquisaca, in SC Bolivia.
- borellii (Salvadori, 1897) - lower elevations of Andes of S Bolivia (Chuquisaca and Tarija) S to NW Argentina (Jujuy and Salta).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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On the forest ground
Locality Río Blanco Reserve, Caldas Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 29 October 2011 1 year ago 4.3 -
In the bath with Diglossa cyanea in the background
Locality Yanacocha Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Libor Vaicenbacher 15 August 2010 1 year ago 3.5 -
A bird coming to the worm feeder
Locality Río Blanco Reserve, Caldas Department, Colombia
Manakin Nature Tours 29 February 2012 42 weeks ago 3.3 -
Perched on a branch.
Locality Yanacocha Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
David Weaver 1 July 2012 45 weeks ago 3.2 -
A bird standing on land, in typical pose.
Locality El Rey National Park, Salta Province, Argentina (ssp borelli)
Carmelo López 3 October 2009 48 weeks ago 2.9
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