Puna yellow finch | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Thraupidae |
Genus: | Sicalis |
Species: | S. lutea |
Binomial name | |
Sicalis lutea (D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | |
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S. lutea may refer to: