| Yellow-faced siskin | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Spinus |
| Species: | S. yarrellii
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| Binomial name | |
| Spinus yarrellii (Audubon, 1839)
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| Synonyms | |
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Sporagra yarrellii | |
The yellow-faced siskin (Spinus yarrellii) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. 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.[3]
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Spinus yarrellii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22720368A132137806. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22720368A132137806.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ Jackson, Christine E (2022). A Newsworthy Naturalist: The Life of William Yarrell. Oxford: John Beaufoy. pp. 115–118. ISBN 978-1913679-04-0.