Grassland Yellow Finch
SICALIS LUTEOLA
Grassland Yellow Finch
SICALIS LUTEOLA
The Grassland Yellow Finch is a small passerine bird. It is not actually a finch, but a seed-eater. Males have a bright yellow rump and olive yellow upperparts. They are dark streakings on the crown and nape. Females are slightly different with pale brown upper- parts and dull yellow underparts.
Grassland Yellow Finches are found in fields and open grasslands and mainly eat seeds and insects. They are usually seen in pairs. Females lay 3 brown speckled pale blue-green eggs in a nest in tall grass. Male songs are a series of chips, trills and buzzes, usually given from a perch or display flight.
SICALIS LUTEOLA
The Grassland Yellow Finch is a small passerine bird. It is not actually a finch, but a seed-eater. Males have a bright yellow rump and olive yellow upperparts. They are dark streakings on the crown and nape. Females are slightly different with pale brown upper- parts and dull yellow underparts.
Grassland Yellow Finches are found in fields and open grasslands and mainly eat seeds and insects. They are usually seen in pairs. Females lay 3 brown speckled pale blue-green eggs in a nest in tall grass. Male songs are a series of chips, trills and buzzes, usually given from a perch or display flight.
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