Yarrell throat – Wikipedia

Spinus yarrelliii

The Throat of yarrell ( Spinus yarrelliii , formerly Carduelis yarrelliii ), also called Collection de Jarrell In reference to the British naturalist William Yarrell is a kind of passerine of the family of fringillidae (or fringillidae).

It is a kind of protected bird.

Its colors, its drawings and its unique song make it a species very popular with poachers.

The intense yellow male carries a black cap.
The cheeks, the chin, the neck, the chest, the belly, the per-anal area and the croupion are yellow.
The neck, shoulders and back are green. The tail is black.
The wings are black marked with typical drawings.
The tips of tertiary and secondary remiggers are marked with yellow. The primary remiges are black.

The female does not wear a cap.
The whole body is yellow to yellow green with the same drawings as those of the male.

The Yarrell goldfinch is registered on the list of endangered species of extinction.

It is protected by Annex II from the Washington Convention and by Annex B of the Community Regulation.

In two isolated and separated areas of almost 3,500 km In the North of the Venezuela (Charbo) and Northeast Eastern Eastern, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Alagoas).

The yarrell goldfinch is subservient to the CAATINGGA (association of shrubs, thorny bushes and cacti), to the edge of humid forests and secondary formations below 550 m But he also visits the surroundings of cultivated areas, plantations (coffee trees) and sometimes even cities.

It is very little known and would consist of seeds and fruit.

It is also unknown but seems to be ecologically linked to pines for singing and nesting.

Birdlife International (2010) considers the species as vulnerable with estimated staff between 10,000 and 20,000 birds but in decline and on an area of ​​1,000 km ² . For Brazil, there have been no data from Paraíba and Ceará since, respectively 1957 and 1958. The species was considered, in the 1980s, as locally common in Pernambuco and Alagoas but rare elsewhere. There are two recent observations from Pernambuco, one of which could be consecutive to a release of birds after confiscation by controllers. Very few birds were observed in Murici in 1995-1996. This observation suggests an important decline both in the workforce and the distribution.
For Venezuela, specimens have been captured in two sites in the south-east of Carabobo and there are other local presence reports in this sector but there were no other observations duly confirmed and we suggested that these subjects were birds escaped from captivity. For Brazil, relicual populations have recently been observed in the provinces of Alagoas (Pedra Talhada, Murici and Usina Laginha), Pernambuco (Saltinho, Sierra Grande Caramarigbe, Bitury, Caetes, Caruaru, Ibimirim and Serra Negra), Piaui (Serra da Capivara) and Bahia (Jeremoabo).

According to Birdlife International (2010), the species pays a heavy price especially in illegal trade both at the national and international level. In the 1980s, there were up to 700 birds on the Fortaleza market and 60 to 100 appeared, seasonally, on the Caxias market in Rio de Janeiro. Secondarily, the species can also suffer from the use of pesticides.

The Yarrell goldfinch is registered in Annex 2 of the CITES and is protected on the national level, at the same time, in Venezuela and Brazil. In Brazil, protected sites like Pedra Talhada, Serra Negra and Saltinho Biological Reserves, Serra Da Capivara National Park and Tapacurá Ecological Station are home to the species.

Birdlife International (2010) proposes to determine the current distribution, the frequency and ecological requirements notably in Alagoas and Pernambuco in Brazil and to specify its current distribution in Venezuela. He also suggests to classify Murici in a organic reserve and ensure at the same time his protection as well as to strengthen controls on the captures and the trade of birds.

• Ottaviani, M. (2011). Fringilles monograph (carduellifies) – Natural history and photographs , volume 2. Prin, Ingré, France, 286 p.

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