Sierra Nevada brushfinch

The Sierra Nevada brushfinch (Arremon basilicus) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae.

It lives in the undergrowth of humid forests, especially near the edges, at altitudes of 300 to 1200 m in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in northern Colombia.

Taxonomy
The Sierra Nevada brushfinch was often treated as a subspecies of the stripe-headed brushfinch (A. torquatus), but was determined a distinct species on the basis of differences in vocalization, plumage, and genetics. The SACC split the group in 2010.