Patagonian yellow finch

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Patagonian yellow finch
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Sicalis
Species:
S. lebruni
Binomial name
Sicalis lebruni
(Oustalet, 1891)
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The Patagonian yellow finch (Sicalis lebruni) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego in southern Argentina and Chile. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and temperate grassland.

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Range

The Patagonian yellow finch's range is in the southern half of Argentina, both in the eastern and central regions. To the south, the range covers the northern half of Tierra del Fuego, and the contiguous areas of extreme southern Chile.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Sicalis lebruni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22723336A94812637. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22723336A94812637.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.