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Bright-rumped Yellow Finch

Sicalis uropigyalis (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Sicalis uropigyalis (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
Name authority
(d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
Common name
Bright-rumped Yellow Finch
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Thraupidae
Genus
Sicalis
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAves
  9. orderPasseriformes
  10. familyThraupidae
  11. genusSicalis F. Boie, 1828
  12. speciesSicalis uropigyalis (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Sicalis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Greenish Yellow FinchSicalis olivascens (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)ThraupidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Raimondi's Yellow FinchSicalis raimondii Taczanowski, 1874ThraupidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Sulphur-throated FinchSicalis taczanowskii Sharpe, 1888ThraupidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Puna Yellow FinchSicalis lutea (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)ThraupidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Greater Yellow FinchSicalis auriventris Philippi & Landbeck, 1864ThraupidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Orange-fronted Yellow FinchSicalis columbiana Cabanis, 1851ThraupidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Patagonian Yellow FinchSicalis lebruni (Oustalet, 1891)ThraupidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766)ThraupidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Monte Yellow FinchSicalis mendozae (Sharpe, 1888)ThraupidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Sicalis uropygialis (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

South America

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=997770 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:4X6V5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.