Sicalis
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Sicalis is a genus of bird
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:
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-finchStripe-tailed Yellow-finchThe 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-finchPuna Yellow-finchThe 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-finchBright-rumped Yellow-finchThe 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-finchCitron-headed Yellow-finchThe 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-finchGreater Yellow-finchThe 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-finchGreenish Yellow-finchThe 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-finchPatagonian Yellow-finchThe 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-finchOrange-fronted Yellow-finchThe 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 FinchSaffron FinchThe 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-finchGrassland Yellow-finchThe 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-finchRaimondi's Yellow-finchThe 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 FinchSulphur-throated FinchThe 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)