Rhodopechys | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Fringillidae |
Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
Genus: | Rhodopechys Cabanis, 1851 |
Type species | |
Fringilla sanguinea[1] Gould, 1838
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Species | |
See text |
Rhodopechys is a genus of finches containing the following two species:[2]
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Rhodopechys sanguineus | Asian crimson-winged finch | Turkey to NE Pakistan. | |
Rhodopechys alienus | African crimson-winged finch | Morocco and Algeria. |
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.