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;[[:Category:Sicalis|Sicalis]] uropygialis | ;[[:Category:Sicalis|Sicalis]] uropygialis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 14cm | + | 14cm<br /> |
| + | '''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<br /> | ||
| + | '''Female''' duller | ||
| + | *Greenish-grey crown | ||
| + | *Dark spotted olive-yellow head and rear neck | ||
| + | *Greyer upperparts | ||
| + | *Pale yellow chest and belly | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[South America]]: found in [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], [[Chile]] and [[Argentina]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
There are 3 subspecies: | There are 3 subspecies: | ||
| − | * ''S. u. | + | *''S. u. sharpei'': |
| − | * ''S. u. | + | :*Andes of northern [[Peru]] (Cajamarca to Junín) |
| − | * ''S. u. | + | *''S. u. connectens'': |
| + | :*Andes of southern [[Peru]] (above upper Urubamba Valley in Cuzco) | ||
| + | *''S. u. uropygialis'': | ||
| + | :*Andes of southern [[Peru]] (Puno) to [[Bolivia]], northern [[Chile]] and north-western [[Argentina]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | High-altitude dry grassland | + | High-altitude dry grassland between 3500 and 4500m. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Arthur Grosset | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Sicalis+uropygialis}} | {{GSearch|Sicalis+uropygialis}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Sicalis]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Sicalis]] | ||
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- Sicalis uropygialis
Identification
14cm
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
There are 3 subspecies:
- 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
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Arthur Grosset
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bright-rumped Yellow Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bright-rumped_Yellow_Finch
