Pink-rumped Rosefinch - BirdForum Opus

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Alternative name: Stresemann's Rosefinch

Carpodacus waltoni

Distribution

Asia: found in Central China and Tibet

Taxonomy

Two subspecies recognized:

• C. w. waltoni from southeast Tibet to southwest China (southwest Xinjiang)
• C. w. eos in central China and Tibet

waltoni was included in Chinese Beautiful Rosefinch by some authorities in the past. The scientific name of Pink-rumped Rosefinch was Carpodacus eos then.

Habitat

Alpine scrub and forests

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.

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• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pink-rumped Rosefinch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 July 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pink-rumped_Rosefinch

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