Order: Passeriformes | Family: Thraupidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Arequipa|Andes of Lima
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Huaraz, Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Cuzco, Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Huaraz, Peru
Status: The Greenish Yellow-Finch is common on the west slope and inter-Andean valleys at elevations ranging between 1650-4200 m. It also occurs in Bo and Ch.
Name in Spanish: Chirigüe Verdoso.
Sub-species: Greenish Yellow-Finch. (Sicalis olivascens salvini), (C. Chubb), 1919. N Peru from La Libertad S to Huánuco.
(Sicalis olivascens chloris), Tschudi, 1846. W & S Peru (Ancash S to Tacna) and N Chile (Arica–Parinacota S to Coquimbo).
(Sicalis olivascens olivascens), (d’Orbigny and Lafresnaye), 1837. SE Peru (Cuzco and Puno) and W & C Bolivia S to NW Argentina (Salta and Jujuy S to N La Rioja).
Meaning of Name: Sicalis: Gr. sikalis, sukallis, sukalidos= a small, black-headed bird, mentioned by Epicharmus. olivascens: L. olivascens, olivascentis= somewhat olive.

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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2016.