Galapagos Species Database
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Sicalis flaveola
Jilguero dorado, Saffron finch
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Thraupidae
Genus
Sicalis
Species
flaveola
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - not established
Year of first record: 2014
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Stowaway
Subpathway: Hitchhiker on airplanes
Introduced status: Intercepted
Distribution: Intercepted in Baltra. This individual "boarded" an airplane in Quito accidentally.
- Freile, J.F. Santander, T., Jiménez-Uzcátegui, G., Carrasco, L., Cisneros-Heredia, D., Guevara, E., Sánchez-Nivicela, M., Tinoco, B. (2019) Lista Roja de las aves del Ecuador Quito, Ecuador. 97 pp.
- IUCN (2015) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 November 2015.
- Quezada, G. (2014) Recepción de un ave terrestre capturada en un avión comercial (aerogal) en Tababela. Informe Técnico de la DPNG. Puerto Ayora, Ecuador. 5 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Sicalis flaveola", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18478. Accessed 26 October 2025.