Saffron Finch

Saffron Finch

Taxobox
name = Saffron Finch
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1


regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Passeriformes
familia = Thraupidae
genus = "Sicalis"
species = "S. flaveola"
binomial = "Sicalis flaveola"
binomial_authority = (Linnaeus, 1766)

The Saffron Finch ("Sicalis flaveola") 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. Formerly, it was placed in the Emberizidae but it is close to the seedeaters.

The male is bright yellow with an orange crown which distinguishes it from other yellow finches in the continent. The females are more confusing as they can sometimes be just a duller version of the male but some sub-species such as, "S. f. pelzelni", are olive-brown with heavy dark streaks.

They nest in cavities and make use of sites such as abandoned Rufous Hornero ("Furnarius rufus") nests and house roofs. They have a pleasant but repetitious song which, combined with their appearance, has led to them being kept as caged birds in many areas.

References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

External links

* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=9495 Saffron Finch videos] on the Internet Bird Collection
* [http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/20217700.htm Stamps] (for Argentina, Brazil, Suriname)
* [http://vireo.acnatsci.org/search.html?Form=Search&SEARCHBY=Common&KEYWORDS=saffron+finch&showwhat=images&AGE=All&SEX=All&ACT=All&Search=Search&VIEW=All&ORIENTATION=All&RESULTS=24 Saffron Finch photo gallery] VIREO
* [http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/photos/sicfla8655.jpgPhoto-High Res-(female)] ; [http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/saffron%20finch.html Article & synopsis] , [http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/photos/sicfla11219.jpgPhoto-(male)] arthurgrosset–"South American Birds"
* [http://chandra.as.utexas.edu/~kormendy/brazilss/SaffronFinch-1873ss.jpgPhoto-High Res] ; [http://chandra.as.utexas.edu/~kormendy/brazilbirds.html Article] chandra.as.utexas.edu
* [http://www.geometer.org/Brazil2006/images/SaffronFinch.jpgPhoto-High Res-(Close-up)] ; [http://www.geometer.org/Brazil2006/index.html Article] geometer–"Brazil Birds"


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