The stripe-headed brushfinch is split into the following species: White-browed brushfinch, Arremon torquatus Grey-browed brushfinch, Arremon assimilis Black-headed brushfinch, Arremon atricapillus Costa Rican brushfinch, Arremon costaricensis Perijá brushfinch, Arremon perijanus Sierra Nevada brushfinch, Arremon basilicus Caracas brushfinch, Arremon phaeopleurus Paria brushfinch, Arremon phygas