Rhodopechys
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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
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