Common Rosefinch
| Common Rosefinch | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Genus: | Carpodacus |
| Species: | C. erythrinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Carpodacus erythrinus (Pallas, 1770) |
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Erythrina erythrina |
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The Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) is the most widespread and common rosefinch of Asia and Europe. It has has spread westward through Europe in recent decades, even breeding in England once. Common Rosefinches breed from the Danube valley, Sweden, and Siberia to the Bering Sea; the Caucasus, northern Iran and Afghanistan, the western Himalayas, Tibet and China; to Japan between latitudes 25° and 68°. In winter they are found from southern Iran to south-east China India, Burma, and Indochina.
The mature male has brilliant rosy-carmine head, breast and rump; heavy bill; dark brown wings with two indistinct bars, and a white belly. Females and young males are dull-colored with yellowish-brown above, brighter on the rump and grayer on head; buff below.
They are found in summer in thickets, woodland and forest edges near rivers and in winter in gardens and orchards, wetlands and locally in dry oak woods.
The nest is placed low in a bush and the five eggs are dark blue with coarse dark brown spots.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Carpodacus erythrinus. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
- Inskipp, Carol; Inskipp, Tim; Sherub (2000). "The ornithological importance of Thrumshingla National Park, Bhutan" (PDF). Forktail 16: 147–162. http://www.orientalbirdclub.org/publications/forktail/16pdfs/Inskipp-Bhutan.pdf.
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