| Dark-breasted Rosefinch | |
|---|---|
| Male at 9,500 ft. in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Genus: | Carpodacus (but see text) |
| Species: | C. nipalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Carpodacus nipalensis Hodgson, 1836 |
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The Dark-breasted Rosefinch (Carpodacus nipalensis) is a true finch species (family Fringillidae). It is one the most peculiar "rosefinches" and might belong in a monotypic genus Procarduelis, closer to Fringilla than to the true rosefinches.
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.