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Arremonops

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Arremonops
Olive sparrow (Arremonops rufivirgatus)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Arremonops
Ridgway, 1896
Type species
Embernagra rufivirgata[1]
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

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It contains the following species:

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Arremonops chloronotus Green-backed sparrow Belize, northern Guatemala, western Honduras and southern Mexico.
Arremonops rufivirgatus Olive sparrow Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and southern Texas (including the counties of Val Verde, Atascosa, and Nueces)
Arremonops tocuyensis Tocuyo sparrow Colombia and cities like Tocuyo and Lara of Venezuela
Arremonops conirostris Black-striped sparrow eastern Honduras to western Ecuador, northern Brazil, and Venezuela.

See also

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References

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