Tocuyo sparrow

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Tocuyo sparrow
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Arremonops
Species:
A. tocuyensis
Binomial name
Arremonops tocuyensis
Todd, 1912
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The Tocuyo sparrow (Arremonops tocuyensis) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae that is found in Colombia and cities like Tocuyo and Lara of Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. The species' name comes from Tocuyo de la Costa, a town in Venezuela, which it inhabits. [2]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Arremonops tocuyensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22721395A94710373. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22721395A94710373.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Cities where the bird exists