Desert Finch (Rhodospiza obsoleta)
About the Desert Finch
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.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 20 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. 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.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in China, Israel, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Other birds you can hear here
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- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosrecording
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- BluethroatLuscinia svecicarecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.