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The American rosefinches that form the genus Haemorhous are a group of passerine birds in the finch family Fringillidae. As the name implies ("haemo" means "blood" in Greek), various shades of red are characteristic plumage colors of this group. They are found throughout the North American continent.
There have been a number of rosefinch radiations. First to split off were the ancestors of the North American species, the common rosefinch, and the scarlet finch, generally placed in its own genus. These groups, which may be related, diverged in the Middle Miocene (about 14–12 mya) from the proto-rosefinches.
Red-mantled rosefinch: Unknown [42] LC [42] [42] Carpodacus rhodochlamys (Brandt, JF, 1843) 47 Himalayan beautiful rosefinch: Unknown [43] LC [43] Carpodacus pulcherrimus (Moore, F, 1856) 48 Chinese beautiful rosefinch: Unknown NE Carpodacus davidianus Milne-Edwards, 1865: 49 Pink-rumped rosefinch: Unknown [44] LC [44] Carpodacus waltoni ...
Although Przewalski's "rosefinch" (Urocynchramus pylzowi) has ten primary flight feathers rather than the nine primaries of other finches, it was sometimes classified in the Carduelinae. It is now assigned to a distinct family, Urocynchramidae, monotypic as to genus and species, and with no particularly close relatives among the Passeroidea .
The house finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) is a North American bird in the finch family.It is native to Mexico and southwestern United States, but has since been introduced to the eastern part of North America and Hawaii; it is now found year-round in all parts of the United States and most of Mexico, with some residing near the border of Canada.
American rosefinch; From scientific name of a bird: This is a redirect from a scientific name of a bird (or group of birds) to a vernacular ("common") name.
American goldfinch; Yellow-rumped siskin; Yellow-bellied siskin; Yemen linnet; Dark-rumped rosefinch; Pink-rumped rosefinch; Common rosefinch; Dark-breasted rosefinch; Himalayan beautiful rosefinch; Red-fronted rosefinch; Red-mantled rosefinch; Tibetan rosefinch; Pink-browed rosefinch; Spot-winged rosefinch; Pallas's rosefinch; Blanford's ...
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