Bird Name:
Saffron Finch
Latin Name:
Sicalis flaveola
Status:
Least Concern
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Sicalis
Species: S. Flaveola
General Information:
The Saffron Finch is a normally found tanager. Although it was formerly positioned within the own family Emberizidae, it’s far now categorised as being towards the seedeaters.
Physical Description:
This tanager is usually among 5.Five and six inches in length. The male Kashmiri Kesar exhibits shiny yellow feathers and is crowned with an orange crown that distinguishes it from the other yellow finches of South America. The lady occasionally resembles a duller, less vibrant model of the male. Some subspecies of this bird, along with S. F. Pelzelni, are olive-brown in colour with dark streaks.
Diet:
Saffron Finches have seed diets, however are also acknowledged to be insectivorous.
Habitat:
There are three separate populations of Saffron Finches in South America, all residing in open and semi-open areas in lowlands out of doors the Amazon Basin. One populace is living in northern Columbia and Venezuela. Another populace has occurs in Ecuador and Peru. The remaining populace has a selection from northeastern Brazil to central Argentina. These birds decide on the lowlands which can be open or semi-open. They are acknowledged to nest in cavities, using the deserted nests which includes those of the Rufuous Hornero (Furnarius rufus), in addition to nesting in house roofs.
Reproduction:
The Saffron Finch averages three to 5 eggs consistent with clutch, which hatch after 14 days. The lady sol