Greenish Yellow Finch - BirdForum Opus

Photo by njlarsen
Location: Near Putre, northern, Chile

Sicalis olivascens

Identification

A greenish-greyish-olive Yellow Finch with yellowish flanks, a curved culmen and low contrast of rump to back.

Similar species

Lacks yellowish wing coverts of Puna Yellow Finch

Distribution

South America: found in Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

• S. o. salvini:

• Andes of northern Peru (La Libertad to Huánuco, Junín and Ayacucho)

• S. o. chloris:

• Western slope of Andes of Peru (Ancash) to northern Chile (Coquimbo)

• S. o. olivascens:

• Andes of south-eastern Peru (Cuzco) to western Bolivia and north-western Argentina

Monte Yellow Finch was formerly included in this species.

Habitat

Prepuna (dry valleys).

Behaviour

Altitudinal migrant with at least some birds descending to lower elevation in winter.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Birdforum thread discussing taxonomy of this species

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Greenish Yellow Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Greenish_Yellow_Finch

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