Sicalis is a genus of birds in the tanager family Thraupidae. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the Thraupidae.
Colombia south and east to the Guianas and central Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. Birds which breed further south in Argentina and Uruguay migrate to Bolivia and southern Brazil in the austral winter. There are also isolated populations in Central America and Mexico
^Boie, Friedrich (1828). "Bemerkungen über mehrere neue Vogelgattungen". Isis von Oken (in German). 21. Cols 312–328 [324].
^Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 356. ISBN978-1-4081-2501-4.
^Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed. (1970). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 13. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 122.
^Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Tanagers and allies". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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sicalis, genus, birds, tanager, family, thraupidae, sometimes, classified, bunting, american, sparrow, family, emberizidae, more, recent, studies, have, shown, belong, thraupidae, saffron, finch, flaveolascientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, anim. Sicalis is a genus of birds in the tanager family Thraupidae Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae more recent studies have shown it to belong in the Thraupidae SicalisSaffron finchSicalis flaveolaScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeGenus SicalisF Boie 1828Type speciesEmberiza braziliensisGmelin 1789Taxonomy and species list editThe genus Sicalis was introduced in 1828 by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie 1 The name is from the Ancient Greek sikalis sikalis a small black headed bird mentioned by Epicharmus Aristotle and other authors It was perhaps a warbler in the genus Sylvia 2 The type species is the saffron finch 3 The genus now contains 13 species 4 Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution nbsp Sicalis citrina Stripe tailed yellow finch Argentina Bolivia Brazil Colombia Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname and Venezuela nbsp Sicalis taczanowskii Sulphur throated finch Ecuador and Peru nbsp Sicalis uropigyalis Bright rumped yellow finch the Altiplano of Peru Bolivia and northern Chile and Argentina nbsp Sicalis flaveola Saffron finch Ecuador western Peru eastern and southern Brazil Bolivia Paraguay Uruguay northern Argentina and Trinidad and Tobago nbsp Sicalis columbiana Orange fronted yellow finch Brazil Colombia and Venezuela nbsp Sicalis luteola Grassland yellow finch Colombia south and east to the Guianas and central Ecuador Peru and Brazil Birds which breed further south in Argentina and Uruguay migrate to Bolivia and southern Brazil in the austral winter There are also isolated populations in Central America and Mexico nbsp Sicalis luteocephala Citron headed yellow finch Andes of Bolivia and far northern Argentina nbsp Sicalis lebruni Patagonian yellow finch Argentina and Tierra del Fuego also Chile nbsp Sicalis olivascens Greenish yellow finch the Andes of Argentina Bolivia Chile and Peru nbsp Sicalis mendozae Monte yellow finch western Argentina nbsp Sicalis auriventris Greater yellow finch Argentina and ChileSicalis raimondii Raimondi s yellow finch Peru nbsp Sicalis lutea Puna yellow finch Argentina Bolivia and PeruReferences edit Boie Friedrich 1828 Bemerkungen uber mehrere neue Vogelgattungen Isis von Oken in German 21 Cols 312 328 324 Jobling James A 2010 The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names London Christopher Helm p 356 ISBN 978 1 4081 2501 4 Paynter Raymond A Jr ed 1970 Check List of Birds of the World Vol 13 Cambridge Massachusetts Museum of Comparative Zoology p 122 Gill Frank Donsker David Rasmussen Pamela eds July 2020 Tanagers and allies IOC World Bird List Version 10 2 International Ornithologists Union Retrieved 16 October 2020 nbsp This article about a tanager is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sicalis amp oldid 1193610586, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
