Yellow-faced siskin

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Yellow-faced siskin
Carduelis yarrellii.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Spinus
Species:
S. yarrellii
Binomial name
Spinus yarrellii
(Audubon, 1839)
Synonyms

Sporagra yarrellii
Carduelis yarrellii

The yellow-faced siskin (Spinus yarrellii) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Brazil and Venezuela.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist mountains, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, arable land, plantations, and urban areas.

The binomial of this bird commemorates the English ornithologist William Yarrell.

Phylogeny[]

It has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al.[2][3][4]

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Spinus yarrellii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22720368A132137806. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22720368A132137806.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Zamora, J; Moscoso J; Ruiz-del-Valle V; Ernesto L; Serrano-Vela JI; Ira-Cachafeiro J; Arnaiz-Villena A (2006). "Conjoint mitochondrial phylogenetic trees for canaries Serinus spp. and goldfinches Carduelis spp. show several specific polytomies" (PDF). Ardeola. 53: 1–17.
  3. ^ Arnaiz-Villena, Antonio; Alvarez-Tejado M.; Ruiz-del-Valle V.; García-de-la-Torre C.; Varela P; Recio M. J.; Ferre S.; Martinez-Laso J. (1999). "Rapid Radiation of Canaries (Genus Serinus)" (PDF). Mol. Biol. Evol. 16 (1): 2–11. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026034.
  4. ^ Arnaiz-Villena, Antonio; Alvarez-Tejado M.; Ruiz-del-Valle V.; García-de-la-Torre C.; Varela P; Recio M. J.; Ferre S.; Martinez-Laso J. (1998). "Phylogeny and rapid Northern and Southern Hemisphere speciation of goldfinches during the Miocene and Pliocene Epochs" (PDF). Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 54 (9): 1031–41. doi:10.1007/s000180050230. PMID 9791543. S2CID 10654775.
  • Clement, Peter; Harris, Alan & Davis, John (1993): Finches and Sparrows: an identification guide. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 0-7136-8017-2


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