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Sillem's Mountain Finch

Leucosticte sillemi Roselaar, 1992

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
Leucosticte sillemi Roselaar, 1992
Name authority
Roselaar, 1992
Common name
Sillem's Mountain Finch
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Fringillidae
Genus
Leucosticte
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. familyFringillidae Leach, 1820
  11. genusLeucosticte Swainson, 1832
  12. speciesLeucosticte sillemi Roselaar, 1992

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Brandt's Mountain FinchLeucosticte brandti Bonaparte, 1850FringillidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Asian Rosy FinchLeucosticte arctoa (Pallas, 1811)FringillidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Black Rosy FinchLeucosticte atrata Ridgway, 1874FringillidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 174 records assigned to Fringillidae.

Documented distribution

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

Southern Asia

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=560782 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:6Q665. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.