Biology:Dark-breasted rosefinch
| Dark-breasted rosefinch | |
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| Male at 9,800 ft in East Sikkim of the state of Sikkim, India | |
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| Female at 6,500 ft in Khangchendzonga National Park, West Sikkim, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Procarduelis Blyth, 1843 |
| Species: | P. nipalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Procarduelis nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836)
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The dark-breasted rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis) is a species of true finch in the monotypic genus Procarduelis. 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.
Taxonomy
The dark-breasted rosefinch was formerly placed in the genus Carpodacus but was moved Procarduelis based on the results from the phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences.[2][3]
Subspecies
Subspecific variation is mostly clinal, with the plumage becoming darker from west to east.[4] There are between two-three recognised subspecies:[5]
- P. n. nipalensis – Hodgson, 1836: The nominate, it is found in the Himalayas, from Kumaon to Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and southeastern Tibet. Populations from southwestern China, south Tibet, and northern Vietnam are sometimes separated as a distinct subspecies, P. n. intensicolor.
- P. n. kangrae – Whistler, 1939: in the western Himalayas, from Kashmir to Garhwal.
Gallery
Male at 12,000 ft. from Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, East Sikkim, India
Male at 9,500 ft. in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India.
Female at 10,500 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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References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Procarduelis nipalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22720550A94672357. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22720550A94672357.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22720550/94672357. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. "Finches, euphonias". World Bird List Version 5.2. International Ornithologists' Union. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/finches/.
- ↑ Zuccon, Dario; Prŷs-Jones, Robert; Rasmussen, Pamela C.; Ericson, Per G.P. (2012). "The phylogenetic relationships and generic limits of finches (Fringillidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 62 (2): 581–596. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.10.002. PMID 22023825. http://www.nrm.se/download/18.9ff3752132fdaeccb6800010935/Zuccon%20et%20al%202012.pdf.
- ↑ Clement, Peter (2020-03-04). Del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Sargatal, Jordi et al.. eds. "Dark-breasted Rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis)" (in en). Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.dabros1.01. https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/dabros1/cur/introduction.
- ↑ "Finches, euphonias, longspurs, Thrush-tanager – IOC World Bird List" (in en-US). https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/bow/finches/.
Wikidata ☰ Q27075738 entry
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