The grassland yellow finch, as its name implies, is found in fields and other open grassland. The female lays 3 brown-speckled pale blue-green eggs in a grassy cup nest in tall grass, and several pairs may breed close to each other in suitable areas.
The grassland yellow finch is about 12 cm long and weighs 13 g. The males have bright yellow underparts and rump, and olive yellow upperparts. The crown and nape have dark streaking, and there is yellow around the eye. Females have dark-streaked pale brown upperparts and dull yellow underparts. The call is a sharp te-tsip, and the male's song, given from a perch or in a display flight, is a series of chips, buzzes and trills.
Grassland yellow finches eat seeds and insects, and are usually seen in pairs or small groups.
Referencesedit
^BirdLife International (2018). "Sicalis luteola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22735428A132185657. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22735428A132185657.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
grassland, yellow, finch, grassland, yellow, finch, sicalis, luteola, small, passerine, bird, despite, name, finch, seedeater, these, were, formerly, united, with, buntings, american, sparrows, emberizidae, known, tanagers, conservation, statusleast, concern, . 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 Grassland yellow finchConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder PasseriformesFamily ThraupidaeGenus SicalisSpecies S luteolaBinomial nameSicalis luteola Sparrman 1789 SynonymsSicalis luteiventrisIt is a resident in tropical South America from 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 the cerrado etc in the austral winter There are also isolated populations in Central America and Mexico It was discovered on Trinidad in 2004 presumably having colonised from nearby Venezuela Also known from Barbados certainly since 1960 if not earlier The grassland yellow finch as its name implies is found in fields and other open grassland The female lays 3 brown speckled pale blue green eggs in a grassy cup nest in tall grass and several pairs may breed close to each other in suitable areas The grassland yellow finch is about 12 cm long and weighs 13 g The males have bright yellow underparts and rump and olive yellow upperparts The crown and nape have dark streaking and there is yellow around the eye Females have dark streaked pale brown upperparts and dull yellow underparts The call is a sharp te tsip and the male s song given from a perch or in a display flight is a series of chips buzzes and trills Grassland yellow finches eat seeds and insects and are usually seen in pairs or small groups References edit BirdLife International 2018 Sicalis luteola IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018 e T22735428A132185657 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2018 2 RLTS T22735428A132185657 en Retrieved 11 November 2021 Birds of Venezuela by Hilty ISBN 0 7136 6418 5External links editGrassland Yellow Finch videos photos amp sounds on the Internet Bird Collection Stamps usurped for Barbados with South American RangeMap Grassland Yellow finch photo gallery VIREO Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grassland yellow finch amp oldid 1197841693, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
