Vinaceous Rosefinch
Carpodacus vinaceus
Medium-sized finch of hilly and montane forests and dense brushy forest edge. Male is the color of red wine, with crisp lilac eyebrows. Female is dark buffy-brown with faint streaks on the back and breast. Forages on the ground near or in dense shrubs and bushes. Gives sharp bunting-like “zip” and “zink.”
Identification
The vinaceous rosefinch (Carpodacus vinaceus) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Nepal, China and far northern Myanmar. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical dry forests. The Taiwan rosefinch is often considered a subspecies.
Taxonomy
Genus: Carpodacus; Family: Fringillidae; Order: Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Carpodacus vinaceus
- Authority
- Verreaux, J, 1871
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Genus
- Carpodacus
Range and habitat
Breeding range: PAL, OR : sc, se Palearctic in nw Himalayas and c Chinese mts., in : Nepal; disjunctly s Gansu to Hubei (nc China), in s to se Tibet, far n Myanmar and far nw Vietnam. Non-breeding range: to lower elevations, short-distance to w.
- Breeding range
- PAL, OR : sc, se Palearctic in nw Himalayas and c Chinese mts., in : Nepal; disjunctly s Gansu to Hubei (nc China), in s to se Tibet, far n Myanmar and far nw Vietnam
- Non-breeding range
- to lower elevations, short-distance to w
- Migration
- Vertical migration
Behavior
Migration pattern: Vertical migration.
Conservation
Population trend: stable.
- Population trend
- stable
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Distribution
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