Pallas's rosefinch

Pallas's rosefinch (Carpodacus roseus) is a species of bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is found in China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Mongolia, and Russia. Birds are occasionally reported from further west and there are records from several European regions, including Britain, but the cage-bird trade makes the origin of some such birds hard to assess. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and boreal shrubland.

Pallas's rosefinch
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Carpodacus
Species:
C. roseus
Binomial name
Carpodacus roseus
(Pallas, 1776)
Eggs of Carpodacus roseus MHNT

Description

Pallas's rosefinch is around 16–17.5cm in length.[2]It is a medium-sized to large slender rosefinch with a long notched tail.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Carpodacus roseus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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