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Patagonian Yellow Finch
Sicalis lebruni (Oustalet, 1891)
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.
Patagonian Yellow Finch (Sicalis lebruni)
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Patagonian yellow finch (Sicalis lebruni) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
It is found in Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego in southern Argentina and Chile.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and temperate grassland.
Wikipedia contributors, Patagonian yellow finch; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:19:51.196877+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Sicalis lebruni (Oustalet, 1891)
- Name authority
- (Oustalet, 1891)
- Common name
- Patagonian 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyThraupidae
- genusSicalis F. Boie, 1828
- speciesSicalis lebruni (Oustalet, 1891)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Sicalis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Greenish Yellow FinchSicalis olivascens (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Raimondi's Yellow FinchSicalis raimondii Taczanowski, 1874 | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sulphur-throated FinchSicalis taczanowskii Sharpe, 1888 | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bright-rumped Yellow FinchSicalis uropigyalis (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Puna Yellow FinchSicalis lutea (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Greater Yellow FinchSicalis auriventris Philippi & Landbeck, 1864 | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orange-fronted Yellow FinchSicalis columbiana Cabanis, 1851 | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Monte Yellow FinchSicalis mendozae (Sharpe, 1888) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pseudochloris lebruni Oustalet, 1891 Oustalet, 1891 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=562995 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.
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:6YLG6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.