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Small and compact with short bill and olive-yellow wings (HBW). Note white band on underside of tail of male. Female less yellow and somewhat streaked. | ||||||
The male is similar to the Saffron Finch, but the female is not streaked. | ||||||||||||
Common even in urban areas. Expanding range with deforestation. Immatures males often have only a yellow chest band, making then look like a different species. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Uniformly bright yellow finch found in puna ecosystem, but there are also records from lower altitudes. Two birds foraging in the puna. | ||||||
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Usually found in marshes deep in tall reeds at all altitudes. Sometimes in large groups. | ||||||
Male uniformly yellow. Female mostly grey perhaps with pale yellow in front. Found in the 'monte' mid-elevation scrub ecosystem, and yellower than the Greater Yellow Finch found at higher altitudes. | ||||||
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Similar to the Grassland Yellow Finch, but less yellow overall. Found in completely different habitat, favoring dry brush. | ||||
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A high-altitude species up to 4700m. Note white eye ring. | ||||||||||||
