Greenish yellow finch

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Greenish yellow finch
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Sicalis
Species:
S. olivascens
Binomial name
Sicalis olivascens
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The greenish yellow finch (Sicalis olivascens) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in the central Andes of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and heavily degraded former forest.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Sicalis olivascens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T103838515A119480675. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103838515A119480675.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.