Arremonops

Arremonops is a genus of Neotropical birds in the family Passerellidae. All species are found in Central America, Mexico, and/or northern South America. The olive sparrow reaches southern Texas.

Arremonops
Olive sparrow (Arremonops rufivirgatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Passerellidae
Genus:	Arremonops Ridgway, 1896
Type species
Embernagra rufivirgata[1] Lawrence, 1851

Species

It contains the following species:

Genus Arremonops – Ridgway, 1896 – four species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Green-backed sparrow	Arremonops chloronotus (Salvin, 1861)		Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Olive sparrow	Arremonops rufivirgatus (Lawrence, 1851)		Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Tocuyo sparrow	Arremonops tocuyensis Todd, 1912		Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Black-striped sparrow	Arremonops conirostris (Bonaparte, 1850)		Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC

See also

• Sparrow