Order Passeriformes Genus Procarduelis Higher classification Rosefinch | Phylum Chordata Family Fringillidae Scientific name Carpodacus nipalensis Rank Species | |
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Similar Rosefinch, Bird, Dark‑rumped rosefinch, Spot‑winged rosefinch, Blanford's rosefinch | ||
Dark breasted rosefinch male bird 2
The dark-breasted rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis) is a true finch species (family Fringillidae).
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It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
Dark breasted rosefinch female bird
Taxonomy
The dark-breasted rosefinch was formerly placed in the genus Carpodacus but was moved to Procarduelis based on the results from the phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences.
References
Dark-breasted rosefinch Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA