- Carpodacus formosanus
Identification
13–16 cm
- Purplish plumage
- Long, broad white supercilium
Distribution
Endemic to Taiwan.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
It was formerly considered conspecific with Vinaceous Rosefinch.
Habitat
Temperate and dry forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of a variety of seed types.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved March 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Taiwan Rosefinch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 March 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Taiwan_Rosefinch