American rosefinch
| American rosefinches | |
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| House finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Haemorhous Swainson, 1837 |
| Type species | |
| Fringilla purpurea[1] Gmelin, 1789
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The American rosefinches that form the genus Haemorhous are a group of passerine birds in the finch family Fringillidae. As the name implies ("haemo" means "blood" in Greek), various shades of red are characteristic plumage colors of this group. They are found throughout the North American continent.
The genus is not closely related to the
Systematics
There have been a number of rosefinch radiations. One of the first to split off were the ancestors of the North American species and diverged in the Middle
mya) from the proto-rosefinches.[4]
Within the genus the House Finch is the outgroup, meaning the Purple and Cassin's finches are more closely related to one another than either is to the House Finch.[5]
Species
The genus contains three species:[2][6]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Haemorhous cassinii | Cassin's finch | western North America as far south as northern New Mexico and Arizona; also Southern California near Baja California. |
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Haemorhous purpureus | Purple finch | Canada and the northeastern United States |
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Haemorhous mexicanus | House finch | North America from southern Canada to the Mexican state of Oaxaca |
References
- ^ "Fringillidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ S2CID 198159113. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
- PMID 22023825.
- JSTOR 4088679.
- PMID 23219607.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Finches, euphonias". World Bird List Version 5.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 June 2015.