American rosefinch
Genus of birds
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Through North America, Europe and Asia
The genus is not closely related to the Carpodacus rosefinches that are found in Europe and Asia.
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 Miocene (about 14–12 mya) from the proto-rosefinches.
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.
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Species
The genus contains three species:
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