Sicalis
Genus of birds / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sicalis is a genus of birds in the tanager family Thraupidae. Sometimes classified in the bunting and American sparrow family Emberizidae, more recent studies have shown it to belong in the Thraupidae.
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Sicalis | |
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Saffron finch Sicalis flaveola | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Thraupidae |
Genus: | Sicalis F. Boie, 1828 |
Type species | |
Emberiza braziliensis Gmelin, 1789 |
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