Paria Brushfinch

Arremon phygas

Vulnerable · IUCN Red List

VUVulnerableEndemicOmnivoreForestSmall · 42 g

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The Paria brushfinch is about 19 cm (7.5 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a black crown with a hint of a gray stripe in the middle and a whitish supercilium that begins behind the eye. The rest of their face is black. The side of their neck is gray and that color extends down to meet the breast. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are olive-green. Their throat is white with a black band below it. The center of their breast and belly is white and their sides and flanks are gray with a greenish tinge on the last. Voice: The Paria brushfinch's song is "a high-pitched and sibilant éé-sit, ezzaweet...éé-sit...ezzaseet...ease-sit...tséé-a-teet..." that rambles without well-defined breaks.

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When to see the Paria Brushfinch

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Paria Brushfinch

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Paria Brushfinch

The Paria brushfinch is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is endemic to Venezuela.

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