Order: Passeriformes | Family: Thraupidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Males | Loc. Lomas de Lachay, Lima
Age: Adult | Sex: Males|Females | Loc. Lomas de Lachay, Lima
Age: Adult | Sex: Male|Female | Loc. Lomas de Lachay, Lima
Age: Adult | Sex: Male|Females | Loc. Lomas de Lachay, Lima
Status: Endemic. The Raimondi’s Yellow-Finch is generally uncommon but can be abundant and concentrate in large numbers in areas where food is available.
Name in Spanish: Chirigüe de Raimondi.
Sub-species: Raimondi’s Yellow-Finch (Sicalis raimondii), Taczanowski, 1874.
Meaning of Name: Sicalis: Gr. sikalis, sukallis, sukalidos= a small, black-headed bird, mentioned by Epicharmus. raimondii: In honor of Antonio Raimondi (1826-1890) Italian naturalist, explorer resident in Peru 1850-1890.

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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.