The orange-fronted yellow finch (Sicalis columbiana) is a species of South American bird in the family Thraupidae. It has a highly disjunct distribution with S. c. columbiana found in Colombia and Venezuela, S. c. goeldii along the Amazon River in Brazil, and S. c. goeldii in east-central Brazil. It is found in semi-open areas, typically near water and sometimes near humans. The male closely resembles the saffron finch, but it is smaller, has a more contrasting orange front, and dusky lores. The female is overall olive-gray with whitish underparts, and yellow to the wings and tail.
| Orange-fronted yellow finch | |
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| Male near Belo Horizonte, Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Thraupidae |
| Genus: | Sicalis |
| Species: | S. columbiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Sicalis columbiana Cabanis, 1851
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References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Sicalis columbiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22723341A132162037. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22723341A132162037.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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