Trumpeter Finch - BirdForum Opus

Bucanetes githagineus

Rhodopechys githaginea

Photo by Momo
Photo taken: M'Hamid, Morocco, February 2007

Identification

Large head and short, very thick bill
Breeding Male:

• Red bill
• Grey head and neck
• Pale brown upper parts
• Pink breast, rump
• Pink tail with dark terminal feathers

Non-breeding males, females and young: less colourful than the breeding male

Distribution

Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia
Europe: Portugal, Spain, Canary Islands, Malta
Northern Africa: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt
Western Africa: Mauritania, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Chad
Eastern Africa: Sudan
Middle East: Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan
Asia: Russia, Turkestan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India

Taxonomy

Previously included in the genus Rhodopechys

Subspecies^[1]

There are four subspecies:

• B. g. amantum:

• Canary Islands

• B. g. zedlitzi:

• Mauritania to Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria

• B. g. githagineus:

• Southern Egypt to northern Sudan

• B. g. crassirostris:

• Israel to Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan

Habitat

Stony desert or semi-desert.

Behaviour

Breeding

The clutch consists of 4 eggs which is laid in a nest in a rock crevice.

Diet

The main diet consists of seeds supplemented with insects during the breeding season.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase
3. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Trumpeter Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Trumpeter_Finch

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