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Arremonops

Arremonops is a genus of Neotropical birds in the family Passerellidae. All species are found in Central America, Mexico, and/or northern South America. The olive sparrow reaches southern Texas.

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Arremonops
Olive sparrow (Arremonops rufivirgatus)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Arremonops
Ridgway, 1896
Type species
Embernagra rufivirgata1
Lawrence, 1851

Arremonops is a genus of Neotropical birds in the family Passerellidae. All species are found in Central America, Mexico, and/or northern South America. The olive sparrow reaches southern Texas.

Species

It contains the following species:

Genus Arremonops Ridgway, 1896 – four species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Green-backed sparrow

Arremonops chloronotus
(Salvin, 1861)

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Olive sparrow

Arremonops rufivirgatus
(Lawrence, 1851)

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Tocuyo sparrow

Arremonops tocuyensis
Todd, 1912

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Black-striped sparrow

Arremonops conirostris
(Bonaparte, 1850)

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See also

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References

References

  1. "Passerellidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
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