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Tocuyo Sparrow
Arremonops tocuyensis Todd, 1912
Passerellidae — New World Sparrows
Tocuyo Sparrow, Arremonops tocuyensis, is a passerine of the New World sparrows found in Colombia and Venezuela. It was described by Todd in 1912 and is a resident bird of dry to moist low, open country. Its range includes the Guajira Peninsula in north-eastern Colombia, extends into northern Zulia in Venezuela, and reaches further through parts of northern Venezuela, with notable records in Falcón and Lara. It uses thorn forest, shrubland and brushy edges beside dry and deciduous forest. The species is monotypic.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Passerellidae — New World Sparrows
- Breeding range
- South America: Colombia and Venezuela
