Taiwan rosefinch
| Taiwan rosefinch | |
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| Not recognized (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Genus: | Carpodacus |
| Species: | C. formosanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Carpodacus formosanus Ogilvie-Grant, 1911 | |
The Taiwan rosefinch (Carpodacus formosanus) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the vinaceous rosefinch.
It is endemic to Taiwan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical dry forests.
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