Citron-headed Yellow-Finch (Sicalis luteocephala)

Family
Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Size
13 - 14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude shrubland. From 2,800 - 3,500 m, occasionally down to 2,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina (B), Bolivia (B).

Andes of Bolivia (Cochabamba, western Santa Cruz, Chuquisaca, Potos�� and Tarija) and extreme northern Argentina (Jujuy).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (16)...)

Citron-headed Yellow Finch (Sicalis luteocephala) [XC95542]
by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from Rio Seco, Yavi, Jujuy, Argentina (call)

Citron-headed Yellow Finch (Sicalis luteocephala) [XC64188]
by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from KM marker 183 on old road to Cochabamba, beyond Siberia, Bolivia (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Molecular-genetic data suggest that genus is most closely related to the "hooded" group of sierra-finches (Black-hooded Sierra-Finch (Phrygilus atriceps), Peruvian Sierra-Finch (Phrygilus punensis), Grey-hooded Sierra-Finch (Phrygilus gayi) and Patagonian Sierra-Finch (Phrygilus patagonicus)). Also, that it belongs within the tanager family (Thraupidae).

References
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