Sharpe's rosefinch
| Sharpe's rosefinch | |
|---|---|
| Not recognized (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Genus: | Carpodacus |
| Species: | C. verreauxii |
| Binomial name | |
| Carpodacus verreauxii (David and Oustalet, 1877) | |
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.[1]
References
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 309.
- Rasmussen, P.C. 2005. Revised species limits and field identification of Asian rosefinches. BirdingAsia number 3: 18-27.
- Rasmussen, P.C., and J.C. Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia. The Ripley guide. Volume 2: attributes and status. Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions, Washington D.C. and Barcelona
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