Paria Brushfinch

Arremon phygas (Berlepsch, 1912)

Paria Brushfinch, Arremon phygas, is a passerine of the New World sparrows found in north-eastern Venezuela, in the Cordillera de la Costa Oriental. It is confined to the Venezuelan Coastal Ranges, including the Paria Peninsula in Sucre and nearby parts of north-eastern Anzoátegui and northern Monagas. It lives in humid montane forest, especially in the inner understorey, though it also appears at forest edges. The species was first described in 1912 and is the only member of its type. It is a year-round resident and breeds from May to July.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Passerellidae — New World Sparrows

Breeding range

South America: Cordillera de la Costa Oriental, ne Venezuela