Kingdom Animalia Family Fringillidae Genus Rosefinch Order Passerine | Class Aves Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
Similar Rosefinch, Spot‑winged rosefinch, Chinese white‑browed rosefinch, Chinese beautiful rosefinch, Passerine | ||
Sharpe's rosefinch (Carpodacus verreauxii), is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in China, and Myanmar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the spot-winged rosefinch.
The common name commemorates the British zoologist Richard Bowdler Sharpe.
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