NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Monte Yellow Finch
Sicalis mendozae (Sharpe, 1888)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Monte Yellow Finch(Sicalis mendozae) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. The Monte Yellow Finch is found in the Monte Desert in the Catamarca Province of Argentina. The Monte Yellow Finches' habitat is tropical and high-altitude jungles. They are located in high-altitude jungle environments. The most common shrub they can be found in the Monte Desert is the creosote Larrea cuneifolia. It is a common shrub-type bush found in South America with yellow or white flowers, on which the Monte Yellow Finch can often be found perched. The species is primarily granivorous, feeding almost entirely on seeds during the winter months.
Wikipedia contributors, Monte yellow finch; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:13:02.853725+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Sicalis mendozae (Sharpe, 1888)
- Name authority
- (Sharpe, 1888)
- Common name
- Monte 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 mendozae (Sharpe, 1888)
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 |
| Patagonian Yellow FinchSicalis lebruni (Oustalet, 1891) | ThraupidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Sicalis olivascens mendozae (Sharpe, 1888) (Sharpe, 1888) | synonym |
| Pseudochloris mendozae Sharpe, 1888 Sharpe, 1888 | 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=997771 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:6YLJ3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.