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Revision as of 11:42, 21 August 2015
- Sicalis flaveola
Identification
Length 14-16cm.
Male: Bright yellow body, orange crown. The back and wings feathers have black etching, eyes are dark, legs grey-pale pink, the upper mandible is grey-black while the lower mandible is ivory.
Female: Heavily streaked with edges of primaries and tail yellow.
Immature: Same as female.
Distribution
Northern Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and north-east Brazil to central Argentina. This species has been introduced via the cage-bird trade to several other tropical areas (Panama, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, etc.).
Taxonomy
Four subspecies are recognized1: flaveola, valida, pelzelni, and brasiliensis. Some sources also recognize koenigi.
Habitat
Open lowlands with trees. Towns, parks, farms.
Behaviour
They are cavity nesters. 3-5 eggs are laid and incubated by the female alone for 14 days. The young are fed by both parents and fledge at around 2 weeks old.
See also the note under this image: http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/214292
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
