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Pink-browed rosefinch

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Pink-browed rosefinch
Male (♂) of Carpodacus rodochroa from Nanda Devi National Park, Uttarakhand, India.
Female (♀) of Carpodacus rodochroa from Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, Sikkim, India.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Carpodacus
Species:
C. rodochroa
Binomial name
Carpodacus rodochroa
Vigors, 1831
Synonyms

Carpodacus rodochrous Vigors, 1831

The pink-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus rodochroa) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It ranges across the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, mainly in the Himalayas, and is migratory. It is found in Bhutan, Tibet, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and subtropical or tropical dry forests.

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