Olive Finch (Arremon castaneiceps)

Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Risaralda, Colombia

olive_finch
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Risaralda, Colombia

olive_finch
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Risaralda, Colombia

olive_finch
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Risaralda, Colombia


Identification & Behavior: ~16 cm (6.2 in). The Olive Finch is all olive-green with gray sides of the head, throat, and breast. It has an extensive rufous crown. Both sexes have a black bill. It forages in the understory of interior humid montane forests. It is superficially similar to the more common Chestnut-capped Brush-Finch but is distinguished by a gray throat and olive underparts. Also, see Black-faced Brush-Finch.

Status: The Olive Finch is rare in the understory of montane forests of the east slope of the Andes at elevations ranging between 700-1800 m. It also occurs in Co and Ec.

Name in Spanish: Pinzón Oliváceo.

Sub-species: Olive Finch (Arremon castaneiceps castaneiceps), (P. L. Sclater), 1860.

Meaning of Name: Arremon: Gr. arrhemon, arrhemonos= silent, without speech. castaneiceps: Gr. kastanon= chestnut and ceps= headed.

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Distribution Map
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References:

    • Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum.  http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2016.