About the Crimson-winged Finch
The crimson-winged finch is a pale-colored thickset finch with a heavy, dull yellowish bill. It is the only species placed in the genus Rhodopechys. It is found in North Africa and from Turkey to northeast Pakistan. The crimson-winged finch has sometimes been split into two species, the African crimson-winged finch and the Asian crimson-winged finch.
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in May · a summer visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Cassia CrossbillLoxia sinesciurisThe Cassia crossbill shares many physical features with the red crossbill and all of its different call types.
Dark-rumped RosefinchCarpodacus edwardsiiThe dark-rumped rosefinch is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.
Kauai AmakihiChlorodrepanis stejnegeriThe Kauaʻi ʻamakihi is a species of Hawaiian honeycreepers endemic to Kauaʻi in the family Fringillidae.
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