Pink-browed rosefinch

Pink-browed rosefinch

Male (♂) of Carpodacus rodochroa from Nanda Devi National Park, Uttarakhand, India.

Female (♀) of Carpodacus rodochroa from Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, Sikkim, India.
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Fringillidae
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.

Gallery

Female in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India
Male in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India
Male in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India
Females at 10,000 ft. in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India
Male in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India
Male at 9,500 ft. in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India.

References

↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Carpodacus rodochroa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

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