Sicalis
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Sicalis is a genus of bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...

 in the Thraupidae family. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the Thraupidae.

It contains the following species:
  • Stripe-tailed Yellow-finch
    Stripe-tailed Yellow-finch
    The Stripe-tailed Yellow-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.Its natural habitats are dry savanna and pastureland....

     (Sicalis citrina)
  • Puna Yellow-finch
    Puna Yellow-finch
    The Puna Yellow-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.-References:...

     (Sicalis lutea)
  • Bright-rumped Yellow-finch
    Bright-rumped Yellow-finch
    The Bright-rumped Yellow-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru....

     (Sicalis uropygialis)
  • Citron-headed Yellow-finch
    Citron-headed Yellow-finch
    The Citron-headed Yellow-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina and Bolivia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.-References:...

     (Sicalis luteocephala)
  • Greater Yellow-finch
    Greater Yellow-finch
    The Greater Yellow-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina and Chile.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, temperate grassland, and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . Downloaded...

     (Sicalis auriventris)
  • Greenish Yellow-finch
    Greenish Yellow-finch
    The Greenish Yellow-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru....

     (Sicalis olivascens)
  • Patagonian Yellow-finch
    Patagonian Yellow-finch
    The Patagonian Yellow-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Argentina and Tierra del Fuego; also Chile.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and temperate grassland.-Range:...

     (Sicalis lebruni)
  • Orange-fronted Yellow-finch
    Orange-fronted Yellow-finch
    The Orange-fronted Yellow-finch is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela....

     (Sicalis columbiana)
  • Saffron Finch
    Saffron Finch
    The Saffron Finch is a tanager from South America and is common in both open and semi-open areas in lowlands outside the Amazon Basin. They have a wide distribution in Colombia, Venezuela , Ecuador, Peru, Brazil and Argentina...

     (Sicalis flaveola)
  • Grassland Yellow-finch
    Grassland Yellow-finch
    The Grassland Yellow Finch, Sicalis luteola, is a small passerine bird. Despite its name, it is not a finch, but is a seedeater. These were formerly united with the buntings and American sparrows in the Emberizidae, but are now known to be tanagers....

     (Sicalis luteola)
  • Raimondi's Yellow-finch
    Raimondi's Yellow-finch
    The Raimondi's Yellow-finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family. It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.-References:...

     (Sicalis raimondii)
  • Sulphur-throated Finch
    Sulphur-throated Finch
    The Sulphur-throated Finch is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-References:...

    (Sicalis taczanowskii)
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