Biology:Himalayan white-browed rosefinch

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Himalayan white-browed rosefinch
White-browed Rosefinch (♂) Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary Sikkim India 17.04.2015.jpg
Male (♂) of the species from Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary in Sikkim, India .
White-browed Rosefinch (♀) Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary Sikkim India 08.11.2015.jpg
Female (♀) of the species from Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary in Sikkim, India .
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Carpodacus
Species:
C. thura
Binomial name
Carpodacus thura
Bonaparte & Schlegel, 1850
Male Bird at Gnathang in Sikkim
Female at Gnathang India

The Himalayan white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus thura) is a true finch species (family Fringillidae).

An artist's illustration.

Rages across the Himalayas, being found from Afghanistan in the west, eastwards across India to Tibet, Bhutan and Nepal. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and temperate shrubland.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q473713 entry