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Saffron Finch (female)
Stanley Jones

Saffron Finch (female) (Sicalis flaveola)

Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola subsp. pelzelni) Female, species sexually dimorphic. South Wild, Pantanal, south of Pocon, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Pantanal with interspersed cerrado vegetation at ca. 128 m (420 ft) elevation.
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Habitat
Pantanal with interspersed cerrado vegetation at ca. 128 m (420 ft) elevation.
Location
South Wild, Pantanal, south of Pocon, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Date taken
August 2015
Scientific name
Sicalis flaveola
Equipment used
Canon
Doc Duck
Supporter
She's amazingly well camouflaged in that sand and yellow leaves. I know I'm nodding off after a long night and then a long day, but still ... not often I need to refocus before even seeing the bird :eek!:
 
delia todd
Staff member
Opus Editor
Supporter
I'm back again Stanley, just to say I've added your picture to the Opus article.

Many thanks for sharing it with us my friend.
 

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