Meet Rosefinches, The Little Birds That Have A Gorgeous Plumage And Melodious Voice

They are found in summer in thickets, woodland and forest edges near rivers and in winter in gardens and orchards, wetlands and locally in dry oak woods. The nest is placed low in a bush. The eggs are dark blue with coarse dark brown spots, and a typical clutch contains five eggs. Because this species and the scarlet finch form a phylogenetic group, it has been removed from the genus Carpodacus in some recent taxonomies.