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;[[:Category:Carpodacus|Carpodacus]] edwardsii | ;[[:Category:Carpodacus|Carpodacus]] edwardsii | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 17cm | + | 16-17cm (6-6¾ in) |
| + | *Large bill | ||
| + | *Notched tail | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[India]], [[ | + | [[Asia]]: [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Bhutan]]<br /> |
| + | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | There are 2 subspecies. | + | [[Image:Dark-rumped_Rosefinch_fem.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|china+guy|china guy}}<br />Sichuan, [[China]], February 2010]] |
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''C. e. edwardsii'': | ||
| + | :*Western [[China]] (south-eeastern [[Tibet]] to western Sichuan and southern Gansu) | ||
| + | *''C. e. rubicundus'': | ||
| + | :*[[Himalayas]] ([[Nepal]] to south-eastern Tibet and south-western China); winters to [[Myanmar]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | They can be found in the undergrowth of montane juniper and small rhododendron forests. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| + | Their diet consists mostly of small seeds, and some fruit such as crab apples. | ||
| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | Click on photo for larger image | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Image:Dark-rumped_Rosefinch.jpg|Photo by {{user|china+guy|china guy}}<br />Sichuan, [[China]], February 2010<br /> | ||
| + | <!--EDITORS: This image retained as it doesn't appear in the Gallery. Probably Nominate.--> | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | Wikipedia | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015) | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Carpodacus+edwardsii}} | {{GSearch|Carpodacus+edwardsii}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Carpodacus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Carpodacus]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:45, 8 December 2015
- Carpodacus edwardsii
Identification
16-17cm (6-6¾ in)
- Large bill
- Notched tail
Distribution
Asia: China, Tibet, Nepal, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- C. e. edwardsii:
- C. e. rubicundus:
Habitat
They can be found in the undergrowth of montane juniper and small rhododendron forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of small seeds, and some fruit such as crab apples.
Gallery
Click on photo for larger image
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Dark-rumped Rosefinch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Dark-rumped_Rosefinch
