White-winged grosbeak

The white-winged grosbeak (Mycerobas carnipes) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.

White-winged grosbeak

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Mycerobas
Species:
M. carnipes
Binomial name
Mycerobas carnipes
Hodgson, 1836
White winged gros beak near Phortse Tanga at Sagarmatha National Park area.

It is found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Iran, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Its natural habitat is boreal forests.

Phylogeny

Eophona genus goes together with Mycerobas genus. Both genera form a single phylogenetic group.[2]

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Mycerobas carnipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Arnaiz-Villena, A.; Guillén, J.; Ruiz-del-Valle, V.; Lowy, E.; Zamora, J.; Varela, P.; Stefani, D.; Allende, L. M. (2001). "Phylogeography of crossbills, bullfinches, grosbeaks, and rosefinches" (PDF). Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 58 (8): 1159–1166. doi:10.1007/PL00000930. PMID 11529508.


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