Genus: Rhodopechys

• Photo of the Trumpeter Finch, Rhodopechys githaginea by Worldbirder.com (taken in the Canary Islands).

The Trumpeter Finch makes it's nest "on the ground, in cracks in rocks and walls... [i]t has a distinctive song, like a nasal call, hence the name "Trumpeter". See, Simon & Schuster's Guide to Birds (Fireside Book) (pictured) p.7