Finches (Fringillidae)
Crimson-winged Finch (Rhodopechys sanguineus) - HBW 15, p. 577
French: Roselin à ailes roses
German: Rotflügelgimpel
Spanish: Camachuelo Alirrojo
Other common names: Crimson-winged Desert Finch
Taxonomy: Fringilla sanguinea Gould, 1838, Erzurum, Turkey.
Morphometric data indicate that treatment of the two races as separate species, forming a superspecies, may be more appropriate; further research, including molecular analysis, required. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- alienus Whitaker, 1897 - Morocco and NE Algeria.
- sanguineus ( Gould, 1838) - CS & E Turkey, Lebanon, N Israel, W Syria, S Caucasus, Iran, S Turkmenistan and N Afghanistan E to SE & E Kazakhstan,Tajikistan, and NW China (N & W Xinjiang).
- Least Concern
- No sound recordings available yet
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