Perijá brushfinch

The Perijá brushfinch is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.
It lives in the undergrowth of humid forest, especially near edges, at altitudes of in the Serranía del Perijá between north-east Colombia and north-west Venezuela.

Taxonomy

The Perijá brushfinch was often treated as a subspecies of the stripe-headed brushfinch, but was determined a distinct species, on the basis of differences in vocalization, plumage, and genetics. The SACC split the group in 2010.