Yellow-faced siskin | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Fringillidae |
Genus: | Spinus |
Species: | S. yarrellii |
Binomial name | |
Spinus yarrellii (Audubon, 1839) |
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Synonyms | |
Sporagra yarrellii |
Sporagra yarrellii
Carduelis yarrellii
The yellow-faced siskin (Spinus yarrellii) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. 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.
It has been obtained by Antonio Arnaiz-Villena et al.