---
title: "Groengele saffraangors"
description: "Sicalis olivascens — Vogels. The greenish yellow finch (Sicalis olivascens) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/greenish-yellow-finch
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Groengele saffraangors

> Sicalis olivascens — Vogels. The greenish yellow finch (Sicalis olivascens) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.

- Scientific name: *Sicalis olivascens*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Bergen)
- iNaturalist observations: 1478
- Wikidata: [Q3114754](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3114754)
- iNaturalist taxon: [9874](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/9874)

## Names

- en: Greenish Yellow-Finch
- de: Olivbrustgilbammer
- es: Jilguero oliváceo
- fr: Sicale olivâtre
- nl: Groengele saffraangors
- pl: Szafranka oliwkowa

## Countries with the most observations

BO (520), CL (293), AR (224), PE (60)

## Summary

The greenish yellow finch (Sicalis olivascens) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae.
It is found in the central Andes of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and heavily degraded former forest.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenish_yellow_finch

## Photo

![Groengele saffraangors](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/greenish-yellow-finch/medium.jpg)

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/272707780

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/greenish-yellow-finch?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).