Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)
About the Common Rosefinch
The common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) or scarlet rosefinch is the most widespread and common rosefinch of Asia and Europe. In a molecular phylogenetic study of the finch family published in 2012, Zuccon and colleagues found that the common rosefinch fell outside the core Carpodacus rosefinch clade and was a sister to the scarlet finch (at the time Haematospiza sipahi). They recommended that the common rosefinch should be moved to a new monotypic genus with the resurrected name of Erythrina. The British Ornithologists' Union accepted this proposal, but the International Ornithological Union chose instead to adopt a more inclusive Carpodacus that retained the common rosefinch in the rosefinch genus.
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- Blyth's RosefinchCarpodacus grandisprofile
- Chinese Beautiful RosefinchCarpodacus davidianusprofile
- Chinese White-browed RosefinchCarpodacus dubiusprofile
- Crimson-browed FinchCarpodacus subhimachalusprofile
- Dark-rumped RosefinchCarpodacus edwardsiiprofile
- Great RosefinchCarpodacus rubicillaprofile
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.