Patagonian Yellow-finch Sicalis lebruni

Patagonian Yellow-finch Sicalis lebruni
Chilean name: Chirihue austral

Tierra del Fuego, Chile
December 2005

The Patagonian Yellow-finch is distributed in southern Argentina and the extreme south of Chile including Tierra del Fuego. It is found in grassy Patagonian steppe but requires earth banks for nesting.

Identification is easy since it is the only yellow-finch in its range. Look also for the distinctive grey flanks and greenish-yellow shoulders.

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