Yellow-bridled finch
Yellow-bridled finch | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Thraupidae |
Genus: | Melanodera |
Species: | M. xanthogramma
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Binomial name | |
Melanodera xanthogramma | |
The yellow-bridled finch (Melanodera xanthogramma) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae found in Argentina and Chile.
Distribution and habitat[]
Its natural habitat is high-altitude grassland, from the tropical in the north to the sub-Antarctic region of Tierra del Fuego and Cape Horn in the south.
Description[]
The male is mostly yellow and grey with black markings around the face and neck. The female and juvenile are a mottled slightly yellowish grey.
Diet and behaviour[]
Little is known about their behaviour and feeding habits, as they have only begun to be seriously studied in recent years.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Melanodera xanthogramma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22723119A94804309. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22723119A94804309.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Melanodera
- Birds of the Southern Andes
- Birds of Patagonia
- Birds described in 1839
- Taxa named by George Robert Gray
- Thraupidae stubs