Pale Rockfinch

Overview

Pale Rockfinch (Carpospiza brachydactyla) is a species of Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches (Passeridae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Carpospiza; binomial: Carpospiza brachydactyla; authority: (Bonaparte, 1850).

Distribution

Breeding range: the Palearctic. Non-breeding range: to ne African semidesert and fields: s Arabian Pen., e Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti and ne Ethiopia.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Recent phylogenetic analysis suggests that Carpospiza may share a common ancestor with Motacillidae and is better treated as a basal taxon within that family than as a member of Passeridae (Fjeldså et al. 2020). Retain as a basal taxon within Passeridae pending further corroboration.