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Carduelis Yarrellii
The yellow-faced siskin (''Spinus yarrellii'') is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Brazil and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist mountains, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, arable land, plantations, and urban areas. Taxonomy The yellow-faced siskin was formally described in 1839 by the Franco-American ornithologist John James Audubon under the binomial name ''Carduelis yarrellii''. Audubon had illustrated the male and female birds in his '' The Birds of North America''. He mistakenly specified the type locality as "Northern California" but this was re-designated in 1926 by the American ornithologist W. E. Clyde Todd as the Brazilian state of Bahia. Audubon chose the specific epithet to honour the English naturalist and bookseller William Yarrell. The yellow-faced siskin is now one of 20 finches placed in the genus ''Spinus (bird), Spinus'' that was introduced by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1816. A phylogenetic study publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John James Audubon
John James Audubon (born Jean-Jacques Rabin, April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was a French-American Autodidacticism, self-trained artist, natural history, naturalist, and ornithology, ornithologist. His combined interests in art and ornithology turned into a plan to make a complete pictorial record of all the bird species of North America. He was notable for his extensive studies documenting all types of American birds and for his detailed illustrations, which depicted the birds in their natural habitats. His major work, a color-plate book titled ''The Birds of America'' (1827–1839), is considered one of the finest ornithological works ever completed. Audubon is also known for identifying 25 new species. He is the eponym of the National Audubon Society, and his name adorns a large number of towns, neighborhoods, and streets across the United States. Dozens of scientific names first published by Audubon are still in use by the scientific community. Audubon was accused during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
