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title: "Woestijnvink"
description: "Bucanetes githagineus — Vogels. The trumpeter finch (Bucanetes githagineus) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/trumpeter-finch
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Woestijnvink

> Bucanetes githagineus — Vogels. The trumpeter finch (Bucanetes githagineus) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.

- Scientific name: *Bucanetes githagineus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `desert` (Woestijn)
- iNaturalist observations: 1341
- Wikidata: [Q559883](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q559883)
- iNaturalist taxon: [72572](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/72572)

## Names

- en: Trumpeter Finch
- de: Wüstengimpel
- es: Camachuelo Trompetero
- fr: Roselin githagine
- it: Rhodopechys githaginea
- nl: Woestijnvink
- pt: Pintarroxo-trombeteiro
- pl: Gilak pustynny

## Countries with the most observations

ES (496), MA (206), DZ (192), IL (94), IN (46), EG (33), IR (22), AM (16), FR (13), JO (13), SA (13), TN (12)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpeter_finch

## Photo

![Woestijnvink](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/trumpeter-finch/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/130108967

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/trumpeter-finch?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).