Spot-winged Rosefinch (Carpodacus rodopeplus)

Other Names (World)
Spot-winged Rosefinch, Spotted Rosefinch, Sharpe's Rosefinch (verreauxii)

Family
Fringillidae (Finches)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vigors, 1831)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude grassland and shrubland. From 3,000 - 4,600 m.

Range (Guide)

China (mainland), India, Myanmar, Nepal.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Spot-winged Rosefinch (Carpodacus rodopeplus) [XC812431]
by Viral joshi from Langtang National Park (near Sing Gompa), Rasuwa, Bagmati Province, Nepal (call)

Spot-winged Rosefinch (Carpodacus) [XC256536]
by Andrew Spencer from Mandal, Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India (call)

Subspecies
Name sometimes spelt, erroneously, as "rhodopeplus". Has been suggested that subspecies verreauxii might represent a separate species, on basis of size, bill size, plumage and vocalizations; further research, including analysis of mitochondrial DNA, required before such treatment considered justified.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

rodopeplus (Vigors, 1831) - Himalayas of northern India (western Uttarakhand), Nepal and south-western China (southern Xizang).
verreauxii (David and Oustalet, 1877) - Southern China (north-eastern Yunnan and south-western Sichuan) and north-eastern Myanmar. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Sharpe's Rosefinch (Carpodacus verreauxii).

References
See References.

Files:

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