Spot-winged rosefinch
The spot-winged rosefinch (Carpodacus rodopeplus), also known as the spotted rosefinch, is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in India and Nepal. Sharpe's rosefinch was formerly considered conspecific with it. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
A spot-winged rosefinch in the Langtang Valley of Nepal
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Carpodacus |
| Species: | C. rodopeplus |
| Binomial name | |
| Carpodacus rodopeplus (Vigors, 1831) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Carpodacus rhodopeplus | |
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Carpodacus rodopeplus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103834342A94674851. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103834342A94674851.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- "Carpodacus rodopeplus". Avibase.
- Rasmussen, P.C. 2005. Revised species limits and field identification of Asian rosefinches. BirdingAsia number 3: 18–27.
- Rasmussen, P.C., and J.C. Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia. The Ripley guide. Volume 2: attributes and status. Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions, Washington D.C. and Barcelona
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