Pale Rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus)

Other Names (World)
Sinai Rosefinch, Pale Rosefinch

Family
Fringillidae (Finches)

Size
14.50 - 15.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1825)

Habitat
Hot desert. From 2,000 - 3,350 m.

Range (Guide)

Afghanistan (B) (NB), China (mainland), Egypt, Israel (B) (NB), Jordan (B) (NB), Saudi Arabia (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (31)...)

Sinai Rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus) [XC306850]
by Marcin So\u0142owiej from Wadi Salvadora, Israel (flight call)

Sinai Rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus) [XC612718]
by Gregory Askew from AlMu'tadil, AlUla, Al Madinah Province, Saudi Arabia (call)

Subspecies
Subspecies geographically remote from one another. The possibility that they represent separate species may merit investigation. Proposed subspecies petrae (described from Petra, in south-western Jordan) slightly smaller than nominate, but differences minimal and some overlap in measurements and is synonymized with latter.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

synoicus (Temminck, 1825) - Southern Israel, north-eastern Egypt (Sinai), south-western Jordan and extreme north-western Saudi Arabia.
salimalii (R. Meinertzhagen, 1938) - North-central and central Afghanistan (Hindu Kush). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Pale Rosefinch (Carpodacus stoliczkae).
stoliczkae (Hume, 1874) - Western China (south-western Xinjiang east to north-western Qinghai). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Pale Rosefinch (Carpodacus stoliczkae).
beicki (Stresemann, 1930) - Central China (eastern Qinghai and south-western Gansu). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Pale Rosefinch (Carpodacus stoliczkae).

References
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Files:

JPG files for Pale Rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus) - 10 files

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