Canary-winged Finch

The male is grey-green above and yellow below with a grey head and upper breast. It has a black throat and mask which are bordered with white. There are large yellow patches in the wings and tail. Females are brown with dark streaks. They have yellow outer tail-feathers and yellow fringes to the wing feathers.

The Canary-winged Finch is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Canary-winged Finch or Black-throated Finch, is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Melanodera together with the Yellow-bridled Finch (M. xanthogramma). Formerly placed in the family Emberizidae, it is now considered a tanager. It is found in grassland in southernmost South America. There are two subspecies: M. m. melanodera in the Falkland Islands and M. m. princetoniana in southern Argentina and Chile. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Canary-winged Finch is classed as Ungraded: species which are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland hide section Most recent photos of Canary-winged Finch (3) between Rio Gallegos and Cabo Virgenes, Argentina between Rio Gallegos and Cabo Virgenes, Argentina16/12/2009 between Rio Gallegos and Cabo Virgenes, Argentina 16/12/2009 Stanley Airport, Falkland Islands Stanley Airport, Falkland Islands10/05/2008 Stanley Airport, Falkland Islands 10/05/2008 More

The Canary-winged Finch is a small passerine bird. Formerly placed in the family Emberizidae, it is now considered a tanager. It is found in grassland in southernmost South America. There are two subspecies: M. m. melanodera in the Falkland Islands and M. m. princetoniana in southern Argentina and Chile. Description - The male is grey-green above and yellow below with a grey head and upper breast. More

alternate name, Canary-winged Finch has been in wide usage for this species. Analysis: The first and only previous usage I have seen for "White-bridled Finch" was in Mazar Barnett and Pearman's (2001) Argentine checklist, and they reference the unpublished work of the committee which eventually was published as Gill and Wright (2006). So the primary source for this name is Gill and Wright and the IOC committee on the standardization of English names. More

Jaramillo thus proposed the use of Canary-winged Finch for M. melanodera. This name was first coined relatively recently by Sibley & Monroe (1990). Analysis: In this proposal, we demonstrate that the name Canary-winged Finch is only applicable to the Patagonian subspecies princetoniana of Melanodera melanodera, i.e. the form to which Jaramillo refers. As such, we propose that an alternative name is needed that is applicable to both subspecies. We hereby propose to use the name 'White-bridled Finch'. More