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Black-and-yellow grosbeak

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Black-and-yellow grosbeak
Male at Dhanaulti, India
Female at Dhanaulti, India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
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 family Fringillidae.

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

  • Female at Bhandak Thaatch (8500 ft) in Kullu-Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India
    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 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
    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
    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

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Mycerobas icterioides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  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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