Grassland Yellow Finch

Sicalis luteola

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Thraupidae
Genus
Sicalis
eBird Code
gryfin1

Vocalizations

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Eduardo Luis Beltrocco · CC_BY_4_0
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Pablo H Capovilla · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (8)

  • Sicalis luteola bogotensis

    eastern Andes of Colombia to Venezuela, Ecuador, and southern Peru

  • Sicalis luteola chapmani

    north-central Brazil

  • Sicalis luteola chrysops

    southern Mexico (Veracruz and Chiapas) to Guatemala and northeastern Honduras

  • Sicalis luteola eisenmanni

    Pacific slope of northwestern Costa Rica (Guanacaste) and Panama (Coclé)

  • Sicalis luteola flavissima

    islands at mouth of the Amazon River and adjacent Pará

  • Sicalis luteola luteiventris

    lowlands of southern South America

  • Sicalis luteola luteola

    western Andes of Colombia to Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil

  • Sicalis luteola mexicana

    Pacific slope of southern Mexico (southwestern Puebla and Morelos)

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.