Grassland Yellow Finch
Sicalis luteola(Sparrman, A, 1789)
English (US) Grassland Yellow Finch
The Grassland Yellow Finch (Sicalis luteola) 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 luteola
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Grassland Yellow Finch
- Described by
- (Sparrman, A, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.
- Sicalis luteola chrysops
- Sicalis luteola mexicana
- Sicalis luteola eisenmanni
- Sicalis luteola bogotensis
- Sicalis luteola luteola
- Sicalis luteola flavissima
- Sicalis luteola chapmani
- Sicalis luteola luteiventris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Emberiza luteola
- Described by
- (Sparrman, A, 1789)
- Type locality
- no locality ; Hellmayr, 1938, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 11, p. 327, suggests Surinam, but no certain record of the species exists for there.
- Original description
- Museum Carlsonianum, in quo novas et selectas aves, coloribus ad vivum brevique descriptione illustratas (etc.) fasc.4 pl.93
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Orange-fronted Yellow Finch
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Saffron Finch
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Sulphur-throated Finch
Sicalis taczanowskii
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Boulder Finch
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