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;[[:Category:Carpodacus|Carpodacus]] puniceus | ;[[:Category:Carpodacus|Carpodacus]] puniceus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | [[Image:AIMG 8822.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|Askar+Isabekov|Askar Isabekov}}<br />[[Kazakhstan]], Tien Shan, February 2018]] | ||
| + | 20 cm (7¾ in) | ||
| + | *Red forehead, face and throat | ||
| + | *Pinker underparts | ||
| + | *Dusky upperparts | ||
| + | *Curved culmen and ridged lower [[Dictionary_M-O#M|mandible]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Asia]]: found in Turkestan, [[Kazakhstan]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Tajikistan]], [[China]], [[Tibet]], Inner [[Mongolia]], [[Nepal]]<br /> |
| + | '''South Asia''': [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], and | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 5 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''C. p. kilianensis'': | ||
| + | :*Mountains of Kyrgystan and [[Tajikistan]] to south-western Xinjiang and north-eastern Ladakh | ||
| + | *''C. p. humii'': | ||
| + | :*Western [[Himalayas]] ([[Pakistan]] to Kumaon) | ||
| + | *''C. p. puniceus'': | ||
| + | :*Central Himalayas ([[Nepal]] to south-eastern [[Tibet]]) | ||
| + | *''C. p. sikangensis'': | ||
| + | :*South West [[China]] (Minya Konka to Mula region of extreme western Sichuan) | ||
| + | *''C. p. longirostris'': | ||
| + | :*West China (eastern Qinghai to Gansu and north-western Sichuan) | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Their breeding areas are on montane plateaux, above the tree-line, on steep rocky slopes. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | ====Diet==== | |
| + | Their diet consists mostly of seeds, buds, flower-heads, petals and berries. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | They are [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monogamous]] and solitary breeders. Their nest is a thick, bulky cup constructed from grass, plant fibres, roots and animal hair. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Feb 2018) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Carpodacus+puniceus}} | {{GSearch|Carpodacus+puniceus}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Carpodacus | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Carpodacus]] |
Latest revision as of 00:07, 20 February 2018
- Carpodacus puniceus
Identification
20 cm (7¾ in)
- Red forehead, face and throat
- Pinker underparts
- Dusky upperparts
- Curved culmen and ridged lower mandible
Distribution
Asia: found in Turkestan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, China, Tibet, Inner Mongolia, Nepal
South Asia: Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, and
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 5 subspecies[1]:
- C. p. kilianensis:
- Mountains of Kyrgystan and Tajikistan to south-western Xinjiang and north-eastern Ladakh
- C. p. humii:
- C. p. puniceus:
- C. p. sikangensis:
- South West China (Minya Konka to Mula region of extreme western Sichuan)
- C. p. longirostris:
- West China (eastern Qinghai to Gansu and north-western Sichuan)
Habitat
Their breeding areas are on montane plateaux, above the tree-line, on steep rocky slopes.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of seeds, buds, flower-heads, petals and berries.
Breeding
They are monogamous and solitary breeders. Their nest is a thick, bulky cup constructed from grass, plant fibres, roots and animal hair.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Feb 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-fronted Rosefinch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-fronted_Rosefinch
