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Olive Finch
Arremon castaneiceps (Sclater, PL, 1860)
Passerellidae — New World Sparrows
Olive Finch, Arremon castaneiceps, is a passerine of the Passerellidae family that breeds in South America from Colombia to Peru. It inhabits Andean humid montane forest, including low mountain woodland, and is often recorded close to ravines, forest margins, rivers and streams. Its most notable feature is the chestnut crown and nape set against olive-green plumage, with a dark grey face and throat and darker wings and tail. The tail is rounded compared with other Arremon species. It was described by Sclater, PL, 1860.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Passerellidae — New World Sparrows
- Breeding range
- South America: Colombia to Peru
