Patagonian yellow finch

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.

Patagonian yellow finch
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Thraupidae
Genus:	Sicalis
Species:	S. lebruni
Binomial name
Sicalis lebruni (Oustalet, 1891)

Range

The Patagonian yellow finch's range is in the southern half of Argentina, both in the eastern and central regions. To the south, the range covers the northern half of Tierra del Fuego, and the contiguous areas of extreme southern Chile.