Welcome Guest

Pale Rock-Finch

Carpospiza brachydactyla (Bonaparte, CLJL 1850)

The pale rockfinch or pale rock sparrow is a small sparrow found in the Middle East and Central Asia. It is the only member of the genus Carpospiza. Some authorities include it in the genus Petronia. Others have placed it in the finch family due to some similarities in behaviour and form, but the anatomy of its tongue exhibits characteristic sparrow features. Source: Wikipedia




(0 votes)
Photo powered by flickr.com.


Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Passeridae
Genus:
   Carpospiza
Scientific:
  Carpospiza brachydactyla

Original description

Citation:
  (Bonaparte, CLJL 1850)

Reference:
   Conspect. Gen. Avium 1 p.513

Protonym:
  Petronia brachydactyla

Type locality:
  'Arabia, Abyssinia'; type from Kunfuda, western Arabia.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43560774

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  B1A5B22C2BFBE48E

Avibase ID:
  avibase-B1A5B22C

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/B1A5B22C

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559082

Geographic range:

  • Carpospiza brachydactyla: arid Türkiye; winters to southwestern Arabia and northeastern Africa
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Pale Rock-Finch
Catalan:
pardal pàl·lid
Czech:
vrabec plavý
Danish:
Lys Stenspurv
German:
Fahlsperling
Spanish:
Gorrión Pálido
Spanish (Spain):
Gorrión Pálido
Finnish:
arovarpunen
French:
Moineau pâle
Croatian:
gorski vrabac
Hungarian:
halvány köviveréb
Icelandic:
Bergspör
Italian:
Passera lagia chiara
Japanese (romaji):
usuiroiwasuzume
Japanese:
ウスイロイワスズメ
Lithuanian:
Trumpapirštis žvirblis
Dutch:
Bleke Rotsmus
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Bleiksteinsporv
Norwegian:
Bleksteinspurv
Polish:
wróbel krótkopalcowy
Portuguese:
Pardal-pálido
Portuguese (Portugal):
Pardal-pálido
Russian:
Короткопалый воробей
Slovak:
skalník krátkoprstý
Serbian:
Zujavi vrabac
Swedish:
blek stensparv
Ukrainian:
Горобець короткопалий
Chinese:
淡色石雀
Chinese (Traditional):
淡色石雀

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Pale Rock-Finch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Pale Rock-Finch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Pale Rock-Finch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Pale Rock-Finch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Pale Rock-Finch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Pale Rock-Finch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Pale Rock-Finch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Pale Rock-Finch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Pale Rock-Finch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Pale Rock-Finch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Pale Rock-Finch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Pale Rock Sparrow ( Petronia brachydactyla)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Pale Rock Sparrow ( Petronia brachydactyla)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Pale Rock Sparrow ( Petronia brachydactyla)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Pale Rock Sparrow ( Petronia brachydactyla)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Pale Rock Sparrow ( Petronia brachydactyla)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Pale Rock Sparrow ( Petronia brachydactyla)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Pale Rock Sparrow ( Petronia brachydactyla)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Pale Rock Sparrow ( Petronia brachydactyla)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Pale Rock Sparrow ( Petronia brachydactyla)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Pale Rock Sparrow ( Petronia brachydactyla)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Pale Rock Sparrow ( Petronia brachydactyla)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Pale Sparrow ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Pale Sparrow ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Pale Sparrow ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Pale Sparrow ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Pale Sparrow ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Pale Sparrow ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Pale Sparrow ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Pale Sparrow ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Pale Sparrow ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Pale Sparrow ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Pale Sparrow ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Moineau pâle ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Moineau pâle ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Clements 1st edition:
Pale Rock Sparrow ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Clements, version 2021:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Clements, version 2022:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Clements, version 2023:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Clements, version 2024:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Clements 3rd edition:
Pale Rock Sparrow ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Clements 4th edition:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Clements 6th edition:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Clements, version 2015:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Clements, version 2016:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Clements, version 2017:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Clements, version 2018:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Clements, version 2019:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
eBird version 1.50:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
eBird version 1.52:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
eBird version 1.53:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
eBird version 1.54:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
eBird version 1.55:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
eBird version 2015:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
eBird version 2016:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
eBird version 2017:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
eBird version 2018:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
eBird version 2019:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
eBird version 2021:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
eBird version 2022:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
eBird version 2023:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
eBird version 2024:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Pale Rock Sparrow ( Petronia brachydactyla)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Pale Rock Sparrow ( Petronia brachydactyla)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Pale Rock Sparrow ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Pale Rock Sparrow ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Pale Rock Sparrow ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Pale Rock Sparrow ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Pale Rock Sparrow ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Pale Rock Sparrow ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Pale Rock Sparrow ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Pale Rock Sparrow ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Pale Rock Sparrow ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Pale Rock Sparrow ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Pale Rock Sparrow ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Pale Rock-sparrow ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Pale Rock-sparrow ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Pale Sparrow ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Pale Sparrow ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Pale Sparrow ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Pale Rock Sparrow ( Petronia brachydactyla)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Petronia brachydactyla
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Petronia brachydactyla
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Petronia brachydactyla
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Pale Rock-Finch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Pale Rock-Finch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Pale Rockfinch ( Carpospiza brachydactyla)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Carpospiza brachydactyla
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Carpospiza brachydactyla

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

Your sightings

You must be logged in to view your sighting details. To register to myAvibase click here.

Related taxa

Highlight taxa in a checklist (shown in red)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Arabic: دوري الصخر الشاحب, عصفور الصخور
Azerbaijani: Qısabarmaq sərçə, Qısabarmaq sərçəsi, sərçəvi qısabarmaq
Belarusian: Караткапальцы верабей
Bulgarian: Късопръсто врабче, Светло скално врабче
Catalan: pardal pàl·lid, Pardal roquer pàŀlid
Czech: Vrabec plavý
Welsh: Golfan craig gwelw
Danish: Lys Stenspurv
German: Fahlsperling
Greek: Λοφoσπoυργίτης, Λοφοσπουργίτης, Λοφόστρουθος
Greek (Cypriot): Λοφόστρουθος
English: Pale Petronia, Pale Rock Finch, Pale Rock Sparrow, Pale Rockfinch, Pale Rock-Finch, Pale Rocksparrow, Pale Rock-Sparrow, Pale Sparrow
English, HBW: Pale Sparrow
English (IOC): Pale Rockfinch
English (United States): Pale Rockfinch
Esperanto: Pala rokpasero
Spanish: Gorrión Chillón, Gorrión Chillón Pálido, Gorrión Pálido
Spanish (Spain): Gorrión Pálido
Spanish (HBW): Gorrión pálido
Spanish (Mexico): Pinzón Pálido
Estonian: kõnnuvarblane
Persian: گنجشک خاکی
Finnish: Arovarpunen
French: Carpospize pâle, Moineau brachydactyle, Moineau pâle, Moineau soulcie pâle
Frisian: Feale rotsmosk
Irish: Gealbhan mílítheach
Galician: Pardal pálido
Hebrew: דרורית בארית קצרת־אצבעות, דרורית קצרת אצבעות, דרורית קצרת־אצבעות, דרורית קצרת-אצבעות, חרמונית
Croatian: gorski vrabac, Kratkoprsti vrabac
Hungarian: halvány köviveréb
Armenian: [Karchamat Chnchxuk ], Կարճամատ Ճնճղուկ
Icelandic: Bergspör
Italian: Passera di roccia chiara, Passera lagia chiara
Japanese (romaji): usuiroiwasuzume
Japanese: ウスイロイウァスヅメ, ウスイロイワスズメ
Georgian: მკრთალი კლდის ბეღურა
Kara-Kalpak: келте бармақлы шымшық
Mongolian, Halh: цайвар хадны бялзуухай
Kirghiz: мукур сары төш таранчы
Scientific: Carpospiza brachydactyla, Carpospiza brachydactyla psammochroa, Carpospiza longipennis, Petronia brachydactyla
Lithuanian: Trumpapirštis akmenžvirblis, Trumpapirštis žvirblis
Latvian: blāvais akmeņzvirbulis
Macedonian: Ерменско врапче
Malayalam: ഇളം പാറക്കുരുവി
Mongolian: цайвар хадны бялзуухай
Moldavian: Vrabie de stâncă caucasiană
Dutch: Bleke Rotsmus
Norwegian Nynorsk: Bleiksteinsporv
Norwegian: Bleksteinspurv
Polish: wróbel krótkopalcowy
Portuguese: Pardal-pálido
Portuguese (Portugal): Pardal-pálido
Rhaeto-Romance: Pasler sblatg
Romanian: Vrabie de stâncă caucasiană
Russian: Воробей коротколапый, Воробей короткопалый, Короткопалый воробей, Короткопалый каменный воробей
Northern Sami: Ádjocihci
Slovak: skalník krátkoprstý
Slovenian: kratkoprsti vrabec
Serbian: Jermenski vrabac kamenjarac, Zujavi vrabac
Swedish: Blek stensparv
Turkmen: gysgabarmak serçe
Turkish: Boz Serçe, Çöl Serçesi, Çöl Serçesı
Tatar: кыска бармаклы чыпчык
Ukrainian: Горобець короткопалий
Chinese: 淡色石雀
Chinese (Traditional): 淡色石雀

Avibase has been visited 410,626,385 times since 24 June 2003. © Denis Lepage | Privacy policy