Sinai rosefinch
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| A pair in Jordan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Carpodacus |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/CarpodacusC. synoicus
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| Template:Taxonomy/CarpodacusCarpodacus synoicus (Temminck, 1825)
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The Sinai rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. The male has a pink face and breast with a whitish forehead and crown and the female is pale gray-brown overall with a whitish belly. 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.
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- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Carpodacus synoicus". Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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