Finches (Fringillidae)
Crimson-browed Finch (Propyrrhula subhimachala) - HBW 15, p. 599
French: Durbec à tête rouge
German: Rhododendrongimpel
Spanish: Camachuelo Cejirrojo
Other common names: Red-headed Finch/Rosefinch, Juniper Finch
Taxonomy: Corythus subhimachalus Hodgson, 1836, northern and central Nepal.
Has sometimes been placed in genus Pinicola, but probably more closely related to Carpodacus; further study required. Monotypic.
Distribution: Breeds in Himalayas from C Nepal E to N Bhutan and NE India (Arunachal Pradesh), S & SW China (S & SE Xixang E to S Sichuan and NW Yunnan) and N Myanmar; winters also S Bhutan and NE India (S Assam, Meghalaya and Manipur).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Juvenile male perched on a branch. Locality Dirang, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
Neil Robertson 16 May 2010 2 years ago 44 sec 4.2 -
A male perched on a bush, feeding Locality Nangqian Forest Reserve, Qinghai, China (Northern) (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 9 August 2005 6 years ago 28 sec 2.6 -
A bird feeding on spring tree buds Locality Sessni Camp, Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
Ron Hoff 13 March 2008 4 years ago 35 sec 2.5
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Frontal view of a female perched in a tree.
Locality Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
James Eaton 1 April 2008 14 weeks ago 3.6 -
Crimson-browed Finch (Propyrrhula subhimachala), male.
Locality Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Harri Taavetti 15 February 2012 45 weeks ago 3.5 -
A female feeding in a tree.
Locality Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India (Monotypic species)
James Eaton 1 April 2008 14 weeks ago 3.4
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