Dark-breasted Rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis)

Other Names (World)
Dark-breasted Rosefinch, Dark Rosefinch, Nepal Rosefinch

Family
Fringillidae (Finches)

Size
16 - 16.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hodgson, 1836)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude shrubland.

Range (Guide)

Bhutan, China (mainland), India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (18)...)

Dark-breasted Rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis) [XC812258]
by Mike Nelson from near Ghopte, Bagmati, Central Region, Nepal (call)

Dark-breasted Rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis) [XC812444]
by id from Balang Shan, Wolong, Sichuan, China (call)

Subspecies
Geographical variation largely clinal, plumage becoming darker from west to east.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

kangrae Whistler, 1939 - Western Himalayas in Kashmir and northern India (Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand).
nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836) - Central and eastern Himalayas from western Nepal east to north-eastern India (east to north-eastern Arunachal Pradesh) and south-western China (southern and south-eastern Xizang).
intensicolor (Stuart Baker, 1925) - South-central China (southern Gansu, western Sichuan and north-western Yunnan), northern Myanmar and north-western Vietnam (western Tonkin).

References
See References.

Files:

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