Spotted great rosefinch

The spotted great rosefinch or spotted rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilla severtzovi) is a finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Kashmir, Nepal, Tibet, and southwestern China.

Spotted great rosefinch
Male at Kibber
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Carpodacus
Species:
C. rubicilla
Subspecies:
C. r. severtzovi
Trinomial name
Carpodacus rubicilla severtzovi
(Sharpe, 1886)

Its natural habitats are tundra and temperate grassland.

It was formerly considered a distinct species, but is now commonly regarded as a subspecies of the great rosefinch.[1]

References

  1. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Finches, euphonias". World Bird List Version 5.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 June 2015.


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