Sinai Rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus)
About the Sinai Rosefinch
The Sinai rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. The male has a pink face and breast with a whitish forehead and crown and the female is pale gray-brown overall with a whitish belly. It is found in the Sinai Peninsula and the Negev region of the Middle East, within the borders of Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. Its natural habitat is hot deserts. The pale rosefinch is sometimes considered a subspecies. It is the national bird of Jordan. The Sinai rosefinch was chosen as Jordan's national bird due to its similarity in color to the red sandstone on Petra.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 26 recordings for this species: 11 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Israel, Saudi Arabia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusrecording
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