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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Asia]]: found in [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Western [[Himalayas]], [[Bhutan]] | + | [[Asia]]: found in [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Western [[Himalayas]], [[Bhutan]], western [[China]] |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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| − | Formerly considered conspecific with [[Chinese Beautiful Rosefinch]]. The subspecies ''argyrophrys'' | + | * ''C. p. pulcherrimus'' in the [[Himalayas]] (Himachal Pradesh to [[Nepal]], [[Bhutan]] and southeast [[Tibet]]) |
| + | * ''C. p. argyrophrys'' in western [[China]] (Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu and western Sichuan) | ||
| + | Formerly considered conspecific with [[Chinese Beautiful Rosefinch]]. The subspecies ''argyrophrys'' was also formerly placed in [[Chinese Beautiful Rosefinch]]. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
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- Carpodacus pulcherrimus
Identification
15cm.
Distribution
Asia: found in Tibet, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Western Himalayas, Bhutan, western China
Taxonomy
Two subspecies recognized:
- C. p. pulcherrimus in the Himalayas (Himachal Pradesh to Nepal, Bhutan and southeast Tibet)
- C. p. argyrophrys in western China (Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu and western Sichuan)
Formerly considered conspecific with Chinese Beautiful Rosefinch. The subspecies argyrophrys was also formerly placed in Chinese Beautiful Rosefinch.
Habitat
Temperate shrubland and high-altitude shrubland.
Behaviour
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/.
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 27 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Himalayan_Beautiful_Rosefinch
