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- Carpodacus pulcherrimus
Identification
15cm.
Distribution
Asia: found in China, Tibet, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Western Himalayas, Bhutan
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
Polytypic. Consists of four subspecies:
- C. p. pulcherrimus:
- C. p. waltoni:
- C. p. argyrophrys:
- Western China (Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu and western Sichuan)
- C. p. davidianus:
- Central Mongolia (south to south-western Inner Mongolia)
Habitat
Temperate shrubland and high-altitude shrubland.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Beautiful Rosefinch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Beautiful_Rosefinch