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Carduelis yarrellii

Carduelis yarrellii (*)

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Parvordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Passeroidea
Familia: Fringillidae
Genus: Carduelis
Species: Carduelis yarrellii

Name

Carduelis yarrellii (Audubon, 1839)

Vernacular names
Internationalization
Português: Pintassilgo-baiano

The Yellow-faced Siskin (Carduelis yarrellii) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in Brazil and Venezuela.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist mountains, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, arable land, plantations , and urban areas.

The binomial of this bird commemorates the English ornithologist William Yarrell.
References

* BirdLife International 2004. Carduelis yarrellii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.
* Arnaiz-Villena A, Alvarez-Tejado M, Ruiz-del-Valle V, Garcia-de-la-Torre C, Varela P, Recio MJ, Ferre S, Martinez-Laso J. (1999): Rapid radiation of canaries (Genus Serinus). Mol Biol Eol 16(1):2-10
* Arnaiz-Villena A, Alvarez-Tejado M, Ruiz-del-Valle V, Garcia-de-la-Torre C, Varela P, Recio MJ, Ferre S, Martinez-Laso J. (1998): Phylogeny and rapid northern and southern hemisphere speciation of goldfinches during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs. Cell.Mol.Life.Sci. 54(9):1031-41 (1998)
* Clement, Peter; Harris, Alan & Davis, John (1993): Finches and Sparrows: an identification guide. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 0-7136-8017-2

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