Biology:Sinai rosefinch
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Short description: Species of bird
| Sinai rosefinch | |
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| A pair in Jordan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Carpodacus |
| Species: | C. synoicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Carpodacus synoicus (Temminck, 1825)
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The Sinai rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. 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.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carpodacus synoicus. |
Wikidata ☰ Q126618 entry
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