Kalmar "genus Carpodacus" tana nufin rukuni na ƙanana zuwa matsakaitan finches a cikin iyali Fringillidae, wanda aka fi sani da rosefinches. Wannan jinsin ya ƙunshi nau'ikan tsuntsaye kusan 22 waɗanda ake samu a cikin Asiya, Turai, da Arewacin Amurka. Waɗannan tsuntsayen suna da launuka iri-iri, tare da maza masu launin ruwan hoda, ja, ko lemu mai haske, kuma mata sun fi shuɗe cikin launi. Suna ciyar da iri, 'ya'yan itatuwa, da kwari iri-iri, kuma an san su da waƙoƙi masu daɗi, masu daɗi.