Saffron Finch

Sicalis flaveola - Sicale bouton-d'or

Sicale bouton-d'or
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Thraupidés

  • Genus
    :

    Sicalis

  • Species
    :

    flaveola

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 15 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    : 12 à 24 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Sicale bouton-d'or
♂ adult
Sicale bouton-d'or
♀ adult

Saffron Finch (Sicalis flaveola) is a species of bird in the Thraupidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

  • Sicalis flaveola flaveola (Trinidad, Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas)
  • Sicalis flaveola valida (Ecuador and nw Peru)
  • Sicalis flaveola brasiliensis (e Brazil)
  • Sicalis flaveola pelzelni (e Bolivia, Paraguay, se Brazil, n Argentina and Uruguay)
  • Sicalis flaveola koenigi (nw Argentina)

Foreign names

  • Sicale bouton-d'or,
  • Chirigüe azafranado,
  • canário-da-horta,
  • Safrangilbtangare,
  • sáfránypinty,
  • Gewone Saffraangors,
  • Fringuello zafferano,
  • saffranstangara,
  • Safranspurv,
  • šafranka zlatočelá,
  • šafránka velká,
  • Safranfinke,
  • sahramisirkkunen,
  • sical safranós,
  • szafranka złotogłowa,
  • Шафрановый сикалис,
  • キンノジコ,
  • 橙黄雀鹀,
  • 桔黃雀鵐,

Voice song and cries

Sicale bouton-d'or
♂ adult

Habitat

Sicale bouton-d'or
♂

Shrubland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas, Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 01-07-2014
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