Sinai Rosefinch

• It is the national bird of Jordan and appears in the country's tourist imagery, above all associated with the canyons of Petra, where it is easy to see among the rock-cut tombs.
• It depends on springs and pools: in the rocky desert where it lives, the flocks come to drink at fixed points every day, and that dependence shapes its entire distribution.
• The male's pink tone appears only in the breeding season through feather wear rather than moult: the brown tips erode away and reveal the pink beneath.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (bird)

Habitat and environment

Arid canyons, rocky slopes and wadis with scattered vegetation in Sinai, Israel, Jordan and Arabia

Sexual maturity

12 months

Gestation / incubation

14 days of incubation

Litter / clutch size

4 eggs

Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Carpodacus synoicus

The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.