Golden-winged grosbeak
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The genus Rhynchostruthus is a small group of finches in the family Fringillinae. Commonly known as golden-winged grosbeaks, they are attractive, chunky, medium-sized, robust-billed songbirds restricted to the southern Arabian and northern Somalian regions.
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Golden-winged grosbeaks | |
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Socotra grosbeak, Rhynchostruthus socotranus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Fringillidae |
Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
Genus: | Rhynchostruthus P.L. Sclater & Hartlaub, 1881 |
Type species | |
Rhynchostruthus socotranus[1] P.L. Sclater & Hartlaub, 1881 | |
Species | |
Rhynchostruthus louisae |
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These elusive birds are typically found between 1,060 and 2,800 metres ASL in forested wadis and areas of scrub. The fruits of junipers, acacias and spurges appear to form the bulk of their diet.