Socotra Golden-winged Grosbeak
Photo: James Eaton · CC0

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Socotra Golden-winged Grosbeak

Rhynchostruthus socotranus

LCLeast Concern Endemic to Yemen
Family
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies (Fringillidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The Socotra golden-winged grosbeak or Socotra grosbeak (Rhynchostruthus socotranus) is a finch endemic to Socotra, an island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Yemen. R. socotranus is by some authorities held to be the only species of the then-monotypic genus Rhynchostruthus, including all other golden-winged grosbeaks therein as subspecies. But in recent times the three populations are usually considered a distinct species, with R. socotranus being limited to the Socotra population, the Arabian golden-winged grosbeak becoming R. percivali, and the Somali golden-winged grosbeak R. louisae.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Socotra (off eastern Somalia).

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

Continents

Countries

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.