Orange-fronted Yellow Finch
Sicalis columbianaCabanis, JL, 1851
English (US) Orange-fronted Yellow Finch
The Orange-fronted Yellow Finch (Sicalis columbiana) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Sicalis columbiana
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Orange-fronted Yellow Finch
- Described by
- Cabanis, JL, 1851
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Sicalis columbiana columbiana
- Sicalis columbiana leopoldinae
- Sicalis columbiana goeldii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sycalis columbiana
- Described by
- Cabanis, JL, 1851
- Type locality
- 'Porto Cabello' ; error, Ciudad Bolivar, Rio Orinoco, Venezuela, designated by Hellmayr, 1938, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 11, p. 318.
- Original description
- Museum Heineanum. Verzeichniss der orithologischen Sammlung des Oberamtmann Ferdinand Heine 1 p.147
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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