Rhodopechys

Rhodopechys
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Fringillidae
Subfamily:	Carduelinae
Genus:	Rhodopechys; Cabanis, 1851
Type species
	Fringilla sanguinea; Gould, 1838
Species
	See text

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Rhodopechys is a genus of finches containing the following two species:^[2]

Genus **Rhodopechys** – Cabanis, 1851 – two species
Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Asian crimson-winged finch	Rhodopechys sanguineus (Gould, 1838)	Turkey to NE Pakistan.	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
African crimson-winged finch	Rhodopechys alienus Whitaker, 1897	Morocco and Algeria.	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC

The desert finch, Carduelis obsoleta (formerly Rhodopechys obsoleta), has turned out to belong to the (sub)genus Chloris in the genus Carduelis as indicated by DNA sequences, song and eyestripe pattern; it is closely related to the greenfinches (Zamora et al., 2006). See the species account for details.

References

^ "Fringillidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Finches, euphonias". World Bird List Version 5.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 June 2015.

External links

Rhodopechys videos, photos and sounds on the Internet Bird Collection

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[HM4-1] "Fringillidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

[iou-2] Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Finches, euphonias". World Bird List Version 5.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 June 2015.

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