Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Siskins, Crossbills and Allies :: Common Rosefinch

Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus

Described by: Pallas (1770)
Alternate common name(s): Scarlet Rosefinch, Scarlet Grosbeak
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Norfolk, England - Jun, 2002 © Gary White  Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir, India - Date unknown © Dr. Bakshi Jehangir  Tien Shan Mountains, Kazakhstan - Jun 7, 2007 © Aurélien Audevard  Kutch, Gujarat, India - Feb 26, 2007 © Jugal Tiwari 
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Range

(1) Europe from s. Scandinavia, ne. Germany, Poland and Switzerland e. across n. and c. Russia to w. Siberia.
Winters in India and Indochina.
(2) E. Siberia in Anadyrland and Kamchatka, n. Chian (Manchuria), and Sakhalin Is.
Winters in se. China.
(3) N. Turkey, ex. s. Russia, Caucasus, Transcaucasus from Transcaspia e. to Tadzhikistan, n. to e. Kazakhstan, and Afghanistan, n. Iran to the Himalayas of n. Pakistan, and nw. India (Kashmir).
(4) C. Asia. N. Mongolia.
Winters in nw. India.
(5) Himalayas of Bhutan, s. and se. Tibet, and China.
Winters in s. India and Indochina.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Dutch Birding Association
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Avisoft
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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