Saffron Finch
The saffron finch (Sicalis flaveola) is a tanager from South America that is common in open and semi-open areas in lowlands outside the Amazon Basin. They have a wide distribution in Colombia, northern Venezuela (where it is called "canario de tejado" or "roof canary"), western Ecuador, western Peru, eastern and southern Brazil (where it is called "canário-da-terra" or "native canary"), Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, northern Argentina, and Trinidad and Tobago. It has also been introduced to Hawaii, Panama, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and elsewhere. Although commonly regarded as a canary, it is not related to the Atlantic canary. Formerly, it was placed in the Emberizidae but it is close to the seedeaters. == Taxonomy == The saffron finch was formally described in 1766 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the 12th edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Fringilla flaveola. The specific epithet is a diminutive of the Latin flavus meaning "golden" or "yellow". The type locality is Suriname. The saffron finch is now placed in the genus Sicalis that was introduced in 1828 by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie. Five subspecies are recognised: S. f. flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766) – Trinidad, Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas S. f. valida…
Tijuca National Park
Brazil
+127 birds+30 mammals
Where Atlantic rainforest clings to steep granite slopes mere kilometres from Rio de Janeiro’s urban sprawl, one of Brazil’s most […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKEmas National Park
Brazil
+128 birds+29 mammals
Vast grasslands ripple across the central Brazilian plateau, where fire has sculpted the landscape for millennia. Parque Nacional das Emas […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra do Cipó National Park
Brazil
+137 birds+24 mammals
Where granite peaks claw through the Brazilian cerrado and Atlantic Forest transition zones, crystalline streams cascade down escarpments carved over […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKHawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Hawaiʻi County, United States
+40 birds+2 mammals
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKCerros de Amotape National Park
District of San Jacinto, Ecuador
+117 birds+6 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the tropical sky above northwestern Ecuador, a landscape of extraordinary ecological complexity unfolds across nearly 4,800 […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSumaco Napo-Galeras National Park
Loreto, Ecuador
+113 birds+19 mammals
Where the eastern Andean slopes plunge into Amazonian lowlands, pristine cloud forests and montane rainforests cloak the volcanic Sumaco massif […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNatural Sierra de Chiribiquete National Park
Solano, Colombia
+130 birds+23 mammals
Where tabletop mountains rise abruptly from the Colombian Amazon, a landscape of almost alien majesty unfolds across nearly 87,000 square […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNatural Serranía de los Churumbelos National Park
Santa Rosa, Colombia
+145 birds+15 mammals
Where the Andes’ western cordillera surrenders to the Pacific watershed, a fortress of granite peaks and cloud-draped valleys rises across […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNatural Serranía de los Yariguíes National Park
El Carmen de Chucurí, Colombia
+62 birds+7 mammals
Where the Magdalena River carves through the Colombian cordillera, a mountainous fortress rises between 800 and 2,650 metres, cloaking nearly […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNatural Chingaza National Park
Junín, Colombia
150+ birds
Where the Andes rise steeply above the Bogotá plateau, cloud forests cling to slopes that oscillate between mist-shrouded valleys and […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNatural el Cocuy National Park
Güicán, Colombia
+139 birds+13 mammals
Where snow-capped peaks pierce the Colombian highlands at over 5,000 metres, a landscape of stark geological drama unfolds across nearly […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMorrocoy National Park
Municipio Silva
+91 birds+4 mammals
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKPuracé National Natural Park
Puracé, Colombia
150+ birds+5 mammals
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKNatural Sumapaz National Park
Cubarral, Colombia
150+ birds+12 mammals
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKEl Tamá National Park
Toledo, Colombia
+37 birds+2 mammals
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKNatural Nevado del Huila National Park
Planadas, Colombia
+32 birds+2 mammals
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKItatiaia National Park
Brazil
+141 birds+19 mammals
Where granite peaks thrust through Atlantic Forest mist, Brazil’s oldest national park commands the border between Rio de Janeiro and […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPeixe National Park Lagoon
Brazil
150+ birds+5 mammals
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKUbajara National Park
Brazil
+31 birds+1 mammals
Where limestone escarpments rise dramatically from northeastern Brazil’s Atlantic Forest plateau, a pocket of pristine wilderness guards some of the […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSuperagui National Park
Brazil
+43 birds+1 mammals
Where the Atlantic rainforest meets the subtropical coast of southern Brazil, a labyrinth of islands, mangrove channels, and pristine beaches […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSaint-Hilaire/Lange National Park
Brazil
+13 birds+11 mammals
Where Atlantic Forest transitions into open cerrado grassland, granite escarpments rise dramatically above the São Paulo state plateau, their weathered […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra do Itajaí National Park
Brazil
+55 birds+5 mammals
Where Atlantic rainforest clings to steep mountain slopes in southern Brazil, a landscape of verdant ridges and plunging valleys creates […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra da Bocaina National Park
Brazil
+132 birds+30 mammals
Where Atlantic rainforest meets coastal escarpment, a landscape of dramatic elevation transforms within mere kilometers from sea level to peaks […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGuaricana National Park
Brazil
+34 birds+5 mammals
Where crystalline streams cascade through Atlantic Forest canopy and sandstone plateaus rise dramatically above the lowlands, Brazil’s Guaricana unfolds across […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKIguaçu National Park
Brazil
+133 birds+29 mammals
Where the Paraná Plateau drops away in a thunderous cascade, one of Earth’s most spectacular waterfall systems tears through subtropical […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKIlha Grande National Park
Brazil
+26 birds+7 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the Atlantic rainforest canopy and pristine beaches give way to submarine canyons, one of Brazil’s most […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSão Joaquim National Park
Brazil
+50 birds+18 mammals
Where granite peaks rise abruptly from the Atlantic Forest’s verdant embrace, a mosaic of ecosystems unfolds across nearly 1,000 square […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra dos Órgãos National Park
Brazil
+130 birds+30 mammals
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKChapada dos Guimarães National Park
Brazil
+146 birds+15 mammals
Where granite plateaus rise abruptly from central Brazilian cerrado, ancient escarpments reveal a landscape of extraordinary drama and ecological complexity. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKChapada dos Veadeiros National Park
Brazil
+143 birds+19 mammals
Where granite plateaus rise abruptly from central Brazil’s cerrado savanna, ancient quartzite formations create a landscape of breathtaking geological drama. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPantanal Matogrossense National Park
Brazil
+139 birds+21 mammals
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKChapada Diamantina National Park
Brazil
+100 birds+5 mammals
Where granite plateaus rise dramatically from the Atlantic Forest’s green embrace, a landscape of profound geological drama unfolds across the […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra do Gandarela National Park
Brazil
150+ birds+9 mammals
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKBrasília National Park
Plano Piloto, Brazil
+122 birds+30 mammals
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKAraucárias National Park
Brazil
+54 birds+2 mammals
Where subtropical mountain forests rise above the Brazilian plateau, ancient Araucaria angustifolia trees tower like cathedral pillars through the mist. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra Geral National Park
Brazil
+124 birds+14 mammals
Where granite escarpments rise abruptly from the Atlantic Forest canopy, a landscape of dramatic canyons and windswept plateaus defines one […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCampos Gerais National Park
Brazil
+28 birds+1 mammals
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKBahuaja Sonene National Park
San Pedro de Putina Punco, Peru
+132 birds+30 mammals
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKChagres National Park
Caimitillo, Panama
+131 birds+30 mammals
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKPortobelo National Park
Portobelo, Panama
+115 birds+16 mammals
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKEl Palmar National Park
Distrito Sexto, Argentina
+132 birds+21 mammals
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKRío Pilcomayo National Park
Argentina
150+ birds+10 mammals
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKEl Rey National Park
Municipio de Las Lajitas, Argentina
+59 birds+8 mammals
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VIEW NATIONAL PARKChaco National Park
Municipio de Presidencia de la Plaza, Argentina
+142 birds+20 mammals
Where the Gran Chaco’s thornforests meet wetland mosaics, a landscape of profound ecological contrast unfolds across northwestern Argentina. This 151-square-kilometre […]
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