The Saffron finch is actually a widely distributed tanager. In the Galapagos I photographed the northern variety, where the male is stark yellow and almost orange on its head. In the southern variety, which occurs in the Gran Chaco and in Eastern Brazil, the male is more evenly yellow and not that spectacular. The female in this picture is even duller, mostly striped gray. It was sitting on a branch and munching away at the dry tree fruits.