Tocuyo Sparrow (Arremonops tocuyensis)

Family
Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)

Size
13 cm

First Described (Guide)
Todd, 1912

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland, dry forest. From sea-level - 200 m, occasionally up to 1,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Venezuela.

North-eastern Colombia (Guajira Peninsula) and north-western Venezuela (northern Zulia, Falc�n and Lara).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

Tocuyo Sparrow (Arremonops tocuyensis) [XC540883]
by id from Santuario de Flora y Fauna Los Flamencos, La Guajira, Colombia (call, song)

Tocuyo Sparrow (Arremonops tocuyensis) [XC353182]
by Iv\u00e1n Lau from Riohacha, La Guajira, Colombia (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Relationships of genus not well understood; molecular evidence suggests that it is close to Rhynchospiza, Peucaea and some Ammodramus. Sometimes considered to form a superspecies with Olive Sparrow (Arremonops rufivirgatus).

References
See References.

Files:

More Information

BirdLife International

For more information about the Tocuyo Sparrow see... Show Articles

BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Articles about the Tocuyo Sparrow

If you would like to read any articles about the Tocuyo Sparrow...

Show Articles (0)

No Pictures of Tocuyo Sparrow

If Birdpedia has no pictures of Tocuyo Sparrow or you would like to see more, then try the following...

Show External Images from BING

From BING (4)

No Videos of Tocuyo Sparrow

If Birdpedia has no videos of Tocuyo Sparrow or you would like to see more, then try the following..

Show External Videos

From BING (0)