Black-and-yellow grosbeak

Black-and-yellow grosbeak
	Male at Dhanaulti, India
	Female at Dhanaulti, India
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Fringillidae
Genus:	Mycerobas
Species:	M. icterioides
Binomial name
	Mycerobas icterioides; Vigors, 1831

The black-and-yellow grosbeak (Mycerobas icterioides) is a species of finch native to the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent, primarily the lower and middle Himalayas. It is in the Fringillidae family.

The species ranges across Afghanistan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan where its natural habitat is temperate forests.

Gallery

Female at Bhandak Thaatch (8500 ft) in Kullu-Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India
Male at Bhandak Thaatch (8500 ft) in Kullu-Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India
Male at Guna Pani (9000 ft) in Kullu-Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India
Female at Bhandak Thaatch (8500 ft) in Kullu-Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India

Phylogeny

Eophona genus goes together with Mycerobas genus. Both genera form a single phylogenetic group.^[2]

References

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^ Arnaiz-Villena, A.; Guillén, J.; Ruiz-del-Valle, V.; Lowy, E.; Zamora, J.; Varela, P.; Stefani, D.; Allende, L. M. (2001). "Phylogeography of crossbills, bullfinches, grosbeaks, and rosefinches" (PDF). Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 58 (8): 1159–1166. doi:10.1007/PL00000930. PMID 11529508.

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[2] Arnaiz-Villena, A.; Guillén, J.; Ruiz-del-Valle, V.; Lowy, E.; Zamora, J.; Varela, P.; Stefani, D.; Allende, L. M. (2001). "Phylogeography of crossbills, bullfinches, grosbeaks, and rosefinches" (PDF). Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 58 (8): 1159–1166. doi:10.1007/PL00000930. PMID 11529508.

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