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Research Article

Breeding biology of the grey-browed brushfinch Arremon assimilis (Aves: Passerellidae) in the Eastern Andes of Colombia

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Pages 1650-1670 | Received 18 Oct 2022, Accepted 10 Oct 2023, Published online: 17 Nov 2023

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