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Location: Jiulong, Sichuan Province, China
Carpodacus dubius

Identification

Distribution

China

Taxonomy

Three subspecies accepted:

  • C. t. femininus from southeast Tibet to southwest China (Sichuan and Yunnan)
  • C. t. dubius in western China (Qinghai to Gansu, Ningxia and Sichuan)
  • C. t. deserticolor in western China (northeast Qinghai)

Formerly considerd conspecific with Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch.

Habitat

Temperate forests and shrubland.

Behaviour

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
  2. Avibase

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