Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
Trumpeter Finch
Bucanetes githagineus
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies (Fringillidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The trumpeter finch (Bucanetes githagineus) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is mainly a desert species which is found in North Africa and Spain through to southern Asia. It has occurred as a vagrant in areas north of its breeding range.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Countries
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Chad
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Germany
- Greece
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Morocco
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Poland
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Trumpeter finch
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
