| Rhodopechys | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Rhodopechys Cabanis, 1851 |
| Type species | |
| Fringilla sanguinea[1] Gould, 1838
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| Species | |
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Rhodopechys is a genus of finches containing the following two species:[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Rhodopechys sanguineus | Asian crimson-winged finch | Turkey to NE Pakistan. |
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Rhodopechys alienus | African crimson-winged finch | Morocco and Algeria. |
The desert finch, Carduelis obsoleta (formerly Rhodopechys obsoleta), has turned out to belong to the (sub)genus Chloris in the genus Carduelis as indicated by DNA sequences, song and eyestripe pattern; it is closely related to the greenfinches (Zamora et al., 2006). See the species account for details.