Raimondi's Yellow-Finch Sicalis raimondii Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Monotypic
Text last updated January 27, 2012
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Скална жълта чинка |
| Catalan | sical de Raimondi |
| Croatian | prugastokapi sjemenar |
| Dutch | Grijsflanksaffraangors |
| English | Raimondi's Yellow-Finch |
| English (AVI) | Raimondi's Yellow Finch |
| English (United States) | Raimondi's Yellow-Finch |
| Finnish | perunsitruunasirkkunen |
| French | Sicale de Raimondi |
| French (Canada) | Sicale de Raimondi |
| German | Grauflanken-Gilbtangare |
| Japanese | ペルーキンノジコ |
| Norwegian | peruspurv |
| Polish | szafranka peruwiańska |
| Russian | Береговой зерноед |
| Serbian | Rajmondijeva žuta zeba |
| Slovak | šafranka sivoboká |
| Spanish | Chirigüe de Raimondi |
| Spanish (Chile) | Chirihue de Raimondi |
| Spanish (Peru) | Chirigüe de Raimondi |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chirigüe de Raimondi |
| Swedish | lomastangara |
| Turkish | Raimondi Kanarya İspinozu |
| Ukrainian | Посвірж перуанський |
Sicalis raimondii Taczanowski, 1874
Definitions
- SICALIS
- raimondii
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Introduction
The Raimondi's Yellow-Finch is restricted to the west coast of central and southern Peru. Although this region is relatively accessible, unlike many portions of Andean and Amazonian Peru, the Raimondi's Yellow-Finch remains very poorly known. For decades, in fact, raimondii was classified as only a subspecies of the widespread Grassland Yellow-Finch (Sicalis luteola), until it was demonstrated that both species are present in western Peru. The two species rarely if ever occur together, however: Grassland Yellow-Finch is found in pastures and marshes, whereas Raimondi's Yellow-Finch occupies arid rocky slopes and cactus "forests." Raimondi's is grayer than Grassland, and in particular has gray (not yellow-green or tawny) auriculars and narrow gray (not yellow-green) margins to remiges. In the nonbreeding season, Raimondi's Yellow-Finches form large flocks, and may be nomadic.
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- Non-Breeding