Dark-breasted Rosefinch

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Dark-Breasted Rosefinch
Male at 9,500 ft. in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India.
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae Genus: Carpodacus Species: C. nipalensis
Binomial name
Carpodacus nipalensis Hodgson, 1836

Female at 10,500 ft.in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India

The Dark-Breasted Rosefinch (Carpodacus nipalensis) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. 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.

[edit] References

• BirdLife International 2004. Carpodacus nipalensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.

• Arnaiz-Villena, A., Moscoso, J., Ruiz-del-Valle, V., Gonzalez, J., Reguera, R., Ferri, A., Wink, M., Serrano-Vela, J. I. 2008. Mitochondrial DNA Phylogenetic Definition of a Group of ‘Arid-Zone’ Carduelini Finches. The Open Ornithology Journal, Volume 1: pp.1-7. (Free download available at http://www.bentham.org/open/tooenij/openaccess2.htm) doi:10.2174/1874453200801010001 10.2174/1874453200801010001

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Male at 9,500 ft. in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India

Male at 11,000 ft. in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India

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