Sulphur-throated finch

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Sulphur-throated finch
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Sicalis
Species:
S. taczanowskii
Binomial name
Sicalis taczanowskii
Sharpe, 1888
Sicalis taczanowskii map.svg

The sulphur-throated finch (Sicalis taczanowskii) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Sicalis taczanowskii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22723367A94813513. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22723367A94813513.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.