Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Stripe-headed Brush Finch, Stripe-headed Brush-Finch
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 5,031 meters (0 to 16,506 feet).[1]
Ecology:
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
- 1.9 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
- 14 Artificial/Terrestrial
- 14.6 Artificial/Terrestrial - Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Avialae
()
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
()
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
()
- Sibley et al., 1988
- Order:
Passeriformes
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Passeres
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) C. Linnaeus, 1766
- Superfamily:
Passeroidea
()
-
- Family:
Emberizidae
()
- Genus:
Arremon
()
- Vieillot 1816
- Specific name:
torquatus
- (Lafresnaye & D'Orbigny, 1837)
- Scientific name: - Arremon torquatus (Lafresnaye & D'Orbigny, 1837)
- Specific name:
torquatus
- (Lafresnaye & D'Orbigny, 1837)
- Genus:
Arremon
(
- Family:
Emberizidae
(
- Superfamily:
Passeroidea
(
- Suborder:
Passeres
(
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Arremon
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 17 species and subspecies in this genus:
A. abeillei (Black-Capped Sparrow) · A. abeillei abeillei (Black-Capped Sparrow) · A. aurantiirostris (Orange-Billed Sparrow) · A. aurantiirostris aurantiirostris (Orange-Billed Sparrow) · A. aurantirostris (Orange-Billed Sparrow) · A. brunneinucha (Chestnut-Capped Brush Finch) · A. castaneiceps (Olive Finch) · A. crassirostris (Sooty-Faced Finch) · A. flavirostris (Saffron-Billed Sparrow) · A. franciscanus (São Francisco Sparrow) · A. schlegeli (Golden-Winged Sparrow) · A. schlegeli schlegeli (Golden-Winged Sparrow) · A. semitorquatus (Half-Collared Sparrow) · A. taciturnus (Pectoral Sparrow) · A. taciturnus taciturnus (Pectoral Sparrow) · A. torquatus (Stripe-Headed Brush Finch) · A. virenticeps (Green-Striped Brush Finch)
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Further Reading
- A list of the genera of birds: with their synonyma and an indication of the typical species of each genus / by George Robert Gray. London: Printed and sold by R. and J.E. Taylor, 1841. url p. 57.
- Animals in menageries / by William Swainson. London: Printed for Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, and John Taylor, 1838. url p. 347.
- Austral avian record; a scientific journal devoted primarily to the study of the Australian avifauna. London: Witherby. url p. 164.
- Catalogue of a collection of American birds / belonging to Philip Lutley Sclater. London: N. Trubner and Co., 1862. url p. 93.
- Catalogue of birds of the Americas and the adjacent islands in Field Museum of Natural History. by Charles E. Hellmayr. 13 1938 Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1938. url p. 424.
- Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. London, 1874-98. url p. 273.
- Mammalogy and ornithology by John Cassin. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1858. url .
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia url p. 66, p. 66.
- Proceedings of the International Ornithological Congress. [Canberra, etc.]: Australian Academy of Science [etc.] url p. 1105.
Notes
Contributors
- BirdLife International 2009. Arremon torquatus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 31, 2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
Identifiers
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13534714
- IUCN ID: 192749
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2211095
Footnotes
- Mean = -188.800 meters (-619.423 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,176.520 based on 45,566 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
