Rhodopechys Explained

Rhodopechys is a genus of finches containing the following two species:^[1]

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Rhodopechys sanguineus		Turkey to NE Pakistan.
	Rhodopechys alienus		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.

External links

• Rhodopechys videos, photos and sounds on the Internet Bird Collection

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gill . Frank . Donsker . David . Finches, euphonias . World Bird List Version 5.2. International Ornithologists' Union. 5 June 2015 .