Rhodopechys 1991487 202487851 2008-04-01T06:33:07Z Deargan 3617931 Correct species name for Des. Finch + a ref {{Taxobox | name = ''Rhodopechys'' | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[bird|Aves]] | ordo = [[Passerine|Passeriformes]] | familia = [[Fringillidae]] | genus = '''''Rhodopechys''''' | genus_authority = [[Jean Cabanis|Cabanis]], [[1851]] | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text. }} '''Rhodopechys''' is a genus of [[Finch|finches]] containing four species: * [[Crimson-winged Finch]], ''Rhodopechys sanguinea'' * [[Trumpeter Finch]], ''Rhodopechys githaginea'' * [[Mongolian Finch]], ''Rhodopechys mongolica'' The [[Desert Finch]], ''Carduelis obsoleta'' (formerly ''Rhodopechys obsoleta''), has turned out to belong to the genus ''[[Carduelis]]'' as indicated by [[DNA]] sequences, song and eyestripe pattern; it shares a common ancestor with the [[greenfinch]]es (Zamora ''et al.'', 2006). See the species account for details. ==References== * '''Arnaiz-Villena''', A., Moscoso, J., Ruiz-del-Valle, V., Gonzalez, J., Reguera, R., Ferri, A., Wink, M., Serrano-Vela, J. I. 2008. Mitochondrial DNA Phylogenetic Definition of a Group of ‘Arid-Zone’ Carduelini Finches. The Open Ornithology Journal, Volume 1: pp.1-7. (Free download available at http://www.bentham.org/open/tooenij/openaccess2.htm) <small>{{doi| 10.2174/1874453200801010001}}</small> * '''Cabanis''', Jean (1851): [Genus ''Rhodopechys''] ''In: Museum Heineanum. Verzeichniss der ornithologischen Sammlung des Oberamtmann Ferdinand Heine, etc.'' '''1'''(20): 157 (note) [in German] [http://gallica.bnf.fr/ PDF fulltext available at Gallica: search for "Cabanis"] <!-- while the book was started to be published in 1850, pages 105 and on were published in 1851 --> * '''Groth''', J. G. 1994. A mitochondrial cytochrome b phylogeny of cardueline finches. Journal für Ornithologie, 135: 31. * '''Zamora''', Jorge; Lowy, Ernesto; Ruiz-del-Valle, Valentin; Moscoso, Juan; Serrano-Vela, Juan Ignacio; Rivero-de-Aguilar, Juan & Arnaiz-Villena, Antonio (2006): ''Rhodopechys obsoleta'' (desert finch): a pale ancestor of greenfinches (''Carduelis'' spp.) according to molecular phylogeny. ''Journal of Ornithology'' '''147'''(3): 448–456. {{DOI|10.1007/s10336-005-0036-2}} (HTML abstract). Erratum, ''Journal of Ornithology'' '''147'''(3): 511–512 {{DOI|10.1007/s10336-006-0072-6}} ==External links== *[http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/familia.phtml?idFamilia=195 Rhodopechys videos] on the Internet Bird Collection {{Fringillidae-stub}} [[category:genera of birds]] [[Category:Rhodopechys|*]] [[fr:Rhodopechys]] [[tr:Rhodopechys]]