Bucanetes githagineus (Lichtenstein, 1823).

Length 12 cm. A small, dumpy ground-dwelling finch. The adult male in summer plumage has a grey head and is generally pale brown with a pink wash on the underparts and wings; the very stout bill is bright orange-red. Female and wintering male are duller in color, and the legs are always orange. The Trumpeter Finch inhabits mountainous and stony deserts and semi-deserts, where grasses such as Panicum turgidum are available; usually not too far from open water sources like water wells and springs. The distinctive song, from which it gets its name, is like a toy trumpet. This bird lives in small flocks, feeding early and late in the day on seeds and insects. It builds its nest of grasses in small crevices in inaccessible rocky ledges or among rocks. An uncommon but widespread breeding resident in the Western and Eastern Deserts and Sinai. The best place to see these little birds is in the Valley of Kings at Luxor.