Pink-browed rosefinch

The pink-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus rodochroa) is a finch in the family Fringillidae. The species was first described by Nicholas Aylward Vigors in 1831. It ranges across the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, mainly in the Himalayas, and is migratory. It is found in Bhutan, Tibet, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and subtropical or tropical dry forests.

Pink-browed rosefinch
Male from Nanda Devi National Park,
Uttarakhand, India
Female from Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary,
Sikkim, India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Carpodacus
Species:
C. rodochroa
Binomial name
Carpodacus rodochroa
(Vigors, 1831)
Synonyms
  • Carpodacus rodochrous Vigors, 1831
  • Female in Kullu - Manali district of Himachal Pradesh, India
    Female in Kullu - Manali district of Himachal Pradesh, India
  • Male in Kullu
    Male in Kullu
  • Male in Kullu
    Male in Kullu
  • Females at 3,000 m (10,000 ft) in Kullu
    Females at 3,000 m (10,000 ft) in Kullu
  • Male in Kullu
    Male in Kullu
  • Male at 2,900 m (9,500 ft) in Kullu
    Male at 2,900 m (9,500 ft) in Kullu

References
  1. BirdLife International (2018). "Carpodacus rodochroa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22720574A132002237. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22720574A132002237.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.


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