Blyth's rosefinch

Blyth's rosefinch
Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Genus: Carpodacus
Species: C. grandis
Binomial name
Carpodacus grandis
Blyth, 1849
Synonyms

Carpodacus rhodochlamys grandis

The Blyth's rosefinch or Himalayan rosefinch (Carpodacus grandis) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in northern Afghanistan to the western Himalayas. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and boreal shrubland. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the red-mantled rosefinch.

The common name commemorates Edward Blyth (1810–1873), English zoologist and Curator of the Museum of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.

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