Sicalis

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Sicalis is a genus of small, brightly colored Neotropical finches in the tanager family Thraupidae.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Sicalis canonical 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species
genus of birds
taxon
belongsToGroup Neotropical songbirds
tanagers
class Aves
commonName Sicalis
saffron finch
describedAs a genus of small, brightly colored Neotropical finches
diet insects
seeds
distribution Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm
family Thraupidae
genus Sicalis
habitat agricultural areas
grasslands
open areas
urban areas
hasCharacteristic bright plumage
seed-eating behavior
small body size
hasSpecies Sicalis auriventris
Sicalis citrina
linked to: Sicalis flaveola

Sicalis columbiana
Sicalis flaveola
Sicalis holmbergi
Sicalis lebruni
Sicalis luteocephala
Sicalis luteola
Sicalis mendozae
Sicalis olivascens
Sicalis raimondii
Sicalis taczanowskii
Sicalis uropygialis
kingdom Animalia
migratoryBehavior mostly resident with some local movements
nativeTo Central America
South America
notableSpecies Sicalis flaveola
order Passeriformes
phylum Chordata
region tropical Americas
reproductiveBehavior builds cup-shaped nests
subfamily Thraupinae
linked to: Thraupidae
taxonRank genus
vocalization song used in mate attraction
song used in territorial defense

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sicalis flaveola genus Sicalis
Tangarinae includesTaxon Sicalis
Sicalis commonName Sicalis
Sicalis flaveola genus Sicalis
subject linked to: Sicalis
saffron finch genus Sicalis
canário-da-terra genus Sicalis