The orange-fronted yellow finch (''Sicalis columbiana'') is a species of South American bird in the family

Thraupidae The tanagers (singular ) comprise the bird family (biology), family Thraupidae, in the order Passeriformes. The family has a Neotropical distribution and is the second-largest family of birds. It represents about 4% of all avian species and 12 ...

. It has a highly disjunct distribution with ''S. c. columbiana'' found in

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

and

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

, ''S. c. goeldii'' along the Amazon River in

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

, and ''S. c. goeldii'' in east-central Brazil. It is found in semi-open areas, typically near water and sometimes near humans. The male closely resembles the

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 "canari ...

, but it is smaller, has a more contrasting orange front, and dusky lores. The female is overall

olive The olive, botanical name ''Olea europaea'' ("European olive"), is a species of Subtropics, subtropical evergreen tree in the Family (biology), family Oleaceae. Originating in Anatolia, Asia Minor, it is abundant throughout the Mediterranean ...

-gray with whitish underparts, and yellow to the wings and tail.

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orange-fronted yellow finch Birds of Colombia Birds of Venezuela Riverine birds of Amazonia Birds of Brazil orange-fronted yellow finch Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Thraupidae-stub