- Sicalis uropygialis
Identification
Female, subspecies sharpei
Photo by Stanley Jones
Reserva Nacional Junin, Ondores, Junín, Peru, August 2017
Photo by Stanley Jones
Reserva Nacional Junin, Ondores, Junín, Peru, August 2017
13–14 cm (5-5½ in)
Male
- Yellow-olive crown, throat and sides of neck
- Grey ear-coverts
- Bright yellow rump
- Yellow chest, belly and vent
- Light grey to white flanks
- Blackish wings and tail with yellowish outer webs
Female duller
- Greenish-grey crown
- Dark spotted olive-yellow head and rear neck
- Greyer upperparts
- Pale yellow chest and belly
Distribution
South America: found in Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- S. u. sharpei:
- Andes of northern Peru (Cajamarca to Junín)
- S. u. connectens:
- Andes of southern Peru (above upper Urubamba Valley in Cuzco)
- S. u. uropygialis:
Habitat
High-altitude dry grassland between 3500 and 4500m.
Behaviour
Diet
There is little detailed information, it is presumed they mainly eat seeds and other vegetable material with possibly insects added during the breeding season.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Arthur Grosset
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Bright-rumped Yellow Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bright-rumped_Yellow_Finch
