| Bright-rumped Yellow-finch Sicalis
uropygialis Chilean name: Chirihue cordillerano |
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Lauca National Park, Chile February 2007 The Bright-rumped Yellow-finch is distributed in the Andes of Peru, western Bolivia, northern Chile and north-western Argentina. It is found at between 3500 and 4500 metres where it inhabits dry puna grasslands and is often seen near buildings. |
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The male, seen here in photos 1 to 3, has a yellow-olive crown, throat and sides of the neck but the really diagnostic feature is the grey ear-coverts. Note also the bright yellow rump from which the bird derives both its English and its scientific (Latin uropygium = rump) names. It also has a long primary projection. | |||
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The female, as in photos 4 and 5, is duller with a
greenish-grey crown. There are recordings and a distribution map on xeno-canto. |
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