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Citron-headed Yellow Finch

Sicalis luteocephala

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernSeedsShrublandCavity nestSmall · 16 g
Citron-headed Yellow Finch (Sicalis luteocephala), photo 1
Photo: Pablo H Capovilla · CC BY 4.0
Citron-headed Yellow Finch (Sicalis luteocephala), photo 2
Photo: Pablo H Capovilla · CC BY 4.0
Citron-headed Yellow Finch (Sicalis luteocephala), photo 3
Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0
Citron-headed Yellow Finch (Sicalis luteocephala), photo 4
Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0
Citron-headed Yellow Finch (Sicalis luteocephala), photo 5
Photo: Naturalist Tours · CC0
Citron-headed Yellow Finch (Sicalis luteocephala), photo 6
Photo: Naturalist Tours · CC0
Citron-headed Yellow Finch (Sicalis luteocephala), photo 7
Photo: in Alcide Dessalines d'Orbigny · Public domain
Citron-headed Yellow Finch (Sicalis luteocephala), photo 8
Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0
Citron-headed Yellow Finch (Sicalis luteocephala), photo 9
Photo: Las aves de mi país, Argentina from Sarandí, Avellaneda, Buenos Aires. · Public domain
Citron-headed Yellow Finch (Sicalis luteocephala), photo 10
Photo: Las aves de mi país, Argentina from Sarandí, Avellaneda, Buenos Aires. · Public domain

When to see the Citron-headed Yellow Finch

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Citron-headed Yellow Finch

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Argentina Bolivia

About the Citron-headed Yellow Finch

The citron-headed yellow finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in the Andes of Bolivia and far northern Argentina. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Raimondi's Yellow Finch (Sicalis raimondii) Raimondi's Yellow FinchSicalis raimondiiRaimondi's yellow finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. Sulphur-throated Finch (Sicalis taczanowskii) Sulphur-throated FinchSicalis taczanowskiiThe sulphur-throated finch is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. Monte Yellow Finch (Sicalis mendozae) Monte Yellow FinchSicalis mendozaeThe Monte Yellow Finch has a vibrant yellow body, measures 13.5-14 cm, and weighs 16.5–19.8 g.

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