Finches (Fringillidae)
Dark-breasted Rosefinch (Carpodacus nipalensis) - HBW 15, p. 581
French: Roselin sombre
German: Dünnschnabelgimpel
Spanish: Camachuelo Oscuro
Other common names: Dark/Nepal Rosefinch
Taxonomy: Carduelis nipalensis Hodgson, 1836, central and northern Nepal.
Geographical variation largely clinal, plumage becoming darker from W to E. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- kangrae (Whistler, 1939) - W Himalayas in Kashmir and N India (Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand).
- nipalensis ( Hodgson, 1836) - C & E Himalayas from W Nepal E to NE India (E to NE Arunachal Pradesh) and SW China (S & SE Xizang).
- intensicolor ( Stuart Baker, 1925) - SC China (S Gansu, W Sichuan and NW Yunnan), N Myanmar and NW Vietnam (W Tonkin).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird perched and looking around Locality Dirang, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India (ssp kangrae)
Ron Hoff 4 March 2008 4 years ago 30 sec 2.7
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On rhododendron flowers
Locality Sichuan, China (Northern)
John and Jemi Holmes 12 May 2008 2 years ago 4.2 -
A Male eating grains from the ground.
Locality Uttarakhand, India
Soumyadeep Chatterjee 97 23 May 2011 50 weeks ago 1.8
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