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Desert Finch
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species of bird
OverviewAI-generated
The Desert Finch, scientifically named *Rhodospiza obsoleta*, is a species of bird within the class Aves. It belongs to the genus *Rhodopechys*. The species is also referred to by the common names Weißflügelgimpel, Camachuelo Desertícola, and pinsà del desert. Its short name is R. obsoleta.
The IUCN Red List classifies the Desert Finch as Least Concern, a status recorded in 2025. The species has an egg incubation period of 13 days. On the iNaturalist platform, there are 355 observations of this taxon.
Synthesized by Vinony from 18 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, IUCN Red List, iNaturalist, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
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Vinony's link graph records 380 inbound references to Desert Finch, and connects out to bird, Fringillidae and Emberiza.
It sits within the topics Birds described in 1823, Birds of Central Asia and Birds of Iran.
Vinony links it to 35 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Least ConcernDesert Finch
species
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Rhodopechys
- Image
- Rhodospiza obsoleta MHNT 224 Ferouzi Homs Syrie.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Rhodospiza obsoleta
- Commons category
- Rhodospiza obsoleta
- Commons gallery
- Rhodospiza obsoleta
- taxon common name
- asa-rosada-do-deserto
- egg incubation period
- 13
- short name
- R. obsoleta
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Encyclopedic overview
Rhodospiza obsoleta The desert finch (Rhodospiza obsoleta), sometimes called Lichtenstein's desert finch, is a large brown true finch found in southern Eurasia. Its taxonomy is confused, and it has formerly been placed in Fringilla, Bucanetes, Carduelis and Rhodopechys.
Taxonomy
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