Yellow-faced Siskin (Spinus yarrellii)

Family
Fringillidae (Finches)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Audubon, 1839)

Habitat
Caatinga, forest edge, second growth, plantations, croplands and large urban centres. From sea-level - 550 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil (B), Venezuela (B).

North-eastern Brazil (Ceará and Para��ba south to north-central Bahia). Introduced to northern Venezuela (Carabobo).

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Illegal trade is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (6)...)

Yellow-faced Siskin (Spinus yarrellii) [XC786951]
by Weber Gir\u00e3o from Areia, Areia, Para\u00edba, Brazil (call, flight call)

Yellow-faced Siskin (Spinus) [XC490676]
by id from Janda\u00edra, Bahia, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

May form a superspecies with Andean Siskin (Spinus spinescens). Recent phylogenetic analysis indicates that South American siskins are only distantly related to the two Holarctic ones, but comprehensive review of all species currently included within present genus is required in order to determine true relationships.

References
See References.

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