Rhodopechys

Rhodopechys
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Species

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

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
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.

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