Birds of the World

    PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias)  
Genus: Carpodacus (27 species)


Chinese Beautiful Rosefinch
Chinese Beautiful Rosefinch (Carpodacus davidianus) Male
Range: PAL: ec Palearctic in e Chinese mts., in montane forest edge and dry slopes: se Inner Mongolia (ne China) s through Shaanxi, Shanxi and Hebei
Yolyn Am, Mongolia  
 
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.

Chinese Beautiful Rosefinch
Chinese Beautiful Rosefinch (Carpodacus davidianus) Female
Range: PAL: ec Palearctic in e Chinese mts., in montane forest edge and dry slopes: se Inner Mongolia (ne China) s through Shaanxi, Shanxi and Hebei
Zhuokeji, Sichuan, China  
 
Photograph by Dave Curtis     Copyright and usage info


Chinese White-browed Rosefinch
Chinese White-browed Rosefinch (Carpodacus dubius)
Range: PAL: sc Palearctic in e Tibetan Plateau open alpine forest, clearings, meadows: Qinghai, Gansu and Ningxia (nc China), s to se Tibet, far n Arunachal Pradesh (ne India) and n Yunnan (sc China)
Zhuokeji, Sichuan, China  
 
Photograph by Dave Curtis     Copyright and usage info


Dark-rumped Rosefinch
Dark-rumped Rosefinch (Carpodacus edwardsii rubicundus)
Range: PAL, OR: sc, se Palearctic-n Oriental region in c to e Himalayas and Hengduan Mts., in high-montane forest, scrub, meadows: from s, se Tibet and c Nepal ne to s Gansu and w Sichuan, s to n Myanmar and nw Yunnan
Chelela, Bhutan  
 
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Common Rosefinch
Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus grebnitskii) Male
Range: PAL: subarctic to temperate Palearctic in forest to scrub, montane in c, s: s, e Scandinavia and nw Europe (except British Is.) through n subarctic Russia to w Chukotskiy Pen. and Kamchatka (e Russia); in s through n France, Switzerland, Slovenia to Bulgaria,
Ömnögovi, Mongolia  
 
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Common Rosefinch
Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus grebnitskii) Female
Range: PAL: subarctic to temperate Palearctic in forest to scrub, montane in c, s: s, e Scandinavia and nw Europe (except British Is.) through n subarctic Russia to w Chukotskiy Pen. and Kamchatka (e Russia); in s through n France, Switzerland, Slovenia to Bulgaria,
Terelj, Mongolia  
 
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.


Taiwan Rosefinch
Taiwan Rosefinch (Carpodacus formosanus) Male
Range: OR: insular ne Oriental Region in montane forest edge and scrub: Taiwan
 
 
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Blyth's Rosefinch (Carpodacus grandis)
Range: PAL: sc Palearctic in Pamirs and Karakoram mts., in montane forest and alpine meadows: n Afghanistan and Tajikistan, n Pakistan, Ladakh and ne Himachal Pradesh (far nw India)
 



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Chinese Long-tailed Rosefinch (Carpodacus lepidus)
Range: PAL: sc to ec Palearctic in e Tibetan Plateau to c Chinese mts., in montane forest: se Tibet to Sichuan, s Shaanxi and sw Shanxi, in s to nw Yunnan (nc, sc China)
 



Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch
Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch (Carpodacus pulcherrimus pulcherrimus)
Range: OR, PAL: sc, ec Palearctic in Himalayas, Tibetan and Mongolian plateaus, in montane scrub and forest edge: Himachal Pradesh (nw India) and sw, s, se Tibet n through Mongolia and Sichuan, in s to w Arunachal Pradesh and nw Yunnan (wc China)
Bumthang, Bhutan  
 
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.


Red-fronted Rosefinch
Red-fronted Rosefinch (Carpodacus puniceus) Male
Range: PAL, OR: sc Palearctic in Altai, Himalayan, Tibetan Plateau high-alpine scree, meadows, bogs, cliffs: se Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, w Xinjiang (nw China) and ne Afghanistan through Tibetan Plateau to Qinghai and Gansu and s through Himalayas to n Myanmar
Dengsheng, Sichuan, China  
 
Photograph by Dave Curtis     Copyright and usage info

Red-fronted Rosefinch
Red-fronted Rosefinch (Carpodacus puniceus) Female
Range: PAL, OR: sc Palearctic in Altai, Himalayan, Tibetan Plateau high-alpine scree, meadows, bogs, cliffs: se Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, w Xinjiang (nw China) and ne Afghanistan through Tibetan Plateau to Qinghai and Gansu and s through Himalayas to n Myanmar
Dengsheng, Sichuan, China  
 
Photograph by Dave Curtis     Copyright and usage info


Red-mantled Rosefinch
Red-mantled Rosefinch (Carpodacus rhodochlamys) Male
Range: PAL: sc to nc Palearctic in Tien Shan and Altai mts., in montane forest and alpine meadows: se, e Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, nw Xinjiang, Altay and Tuva (sc Russia) and w, n Mongolia
Almaty, Kazakistan  
 
Photograph by Francesco Veronesi     Copyright and usage info


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Tibetan Rosefinch (Carpodacus roborowskii)
Range: PAL: ec Palearctic in very high barren rocky steppe and near glaciers: Qinghai and ne (perhaps to se) Tibet
 



Pink-browed Rosefinch
Pink-browed Rosefinch (Carpodacus rodochroa)
Range: PAL, OR: sc Palearctic-n Oriental region in w to ec Himalayas, in montane grassy slopes, scrub and forest edge: from n Pakistan and Kashmir to Bhutan and s, se Tibet
Makku, Uttarakhand, India  
 
Photograph by soumyajit nandy     Copyright and usage info


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Spot-winged Rosefinch (Carpodacus rodopeplus)
Range: PAL, OR: sc Palearctic-n Oriental region in w to ec Himalayas, in alpine meadows, high montane scrub and forest edge: from w Uttarakhand (nw India), s Tibet and Sikkim (nc India)
 



Pallas's Rosefinch
Pallas's Rosefinch (Carpodacus roseus roseus) Male
Range: PAL: temperate nc, ne Palearctic in taiga and meadows: Yenisei region (c Siberia) and e to Sea of Okhotsk coast (e Russia); in s to far ne Kazakhstan (rare), n, c Mongolia, n Amurland and n Sakhalin (se Russia)
Arhangay, Mongolia  
 
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.


Great Rosefinch
Great Rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilla) Male
Range: PAL: sc Palearctic in Caucasus; Pamirs to Altai and Himalaya in barren or stunted alpine zone: sw Russia, n Georgia and n Azerbaijan in c, e Caucasus Mts.; disjunctly ec Afghanistan to ec Kazakhstan, w, n Xinjiang (nw China), Altai of sc Russia and w Mongolia;
Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan  
 
Photograph by Imran Shah     Copyright and usage info

Great Rosefinch
Great Rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilla) Female
Range: PAL: sc Palearctic in Caucasus; Pamirs to Altai and Himalaya in barren or stunted alpine zone: sw Russia, n Georgia and n Azerbaijan in c, e Caucasus Mts.; disjunctly ec Afghanistan to ec Kazakhstan, w, n Xinjiang (nw China), Altai of sc Russia and w Mongolia;
Pakistan  
 
Photograph by Imran Shah     Copyright and usage info


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Streaked Rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilloides)
Range: PAL: sc Palearctic of Karakoram to nc China in arid high-alpine zone: sw, s, se Tibet through Qinghai, Gansu and sw Inner Mongolia (nc China); in s Ladakh and Inner Himalayas through nw Yunnan
 



Siberian Long-tailed Rosefinch
Siberian Long-tailed Rosefinch (Carpodacus sibiricus) Male
Range: PAL: temperate c, e Palearctic in thickets, grassland, reedbeds: c European Russia, ne Kazakhstan (rare), far n Xinjiang (nw China) and n Mongolia e through Sakhalin and Kuril Is. (e Russia), Hokkaido (n Japan) and ne Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang (ne China
Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia  
 
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.

Siberian Long-tailed Rosefinch
Siberian Long-tailed Rosefinch (Carpodacus sibiricus) Female
Range: PAL: temperate c, e Palearctic in thickets, grassland, reedbeds: c European Russia, ne Kazakhstan (rare), far n Xinjiang (nw China) and n Mongolia e through Sakhalin and Kuril Is. (e Russia), Hokkaido (n Japan) and ne Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang (ne China
Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia  
 
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.


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Sillem's Rosefinch (Carpodacus sillemi)
Range: PAL: sc Palearctic in Tibetan Plateau in high-montane barren areas: disjunctly far sw Xinjiang (nw China) and w Qinghai (c China)
 



Scarlet Finch
Scarlet Finch (Carpodacus sipahi) Male
Range: OR: sc Palearctic-n Oriental region in Himalayan montane forest: Uttarakhand through se Tibet, ne India, w, n Myanmar and nw Yunnan (sc China)
 
 
Photograph by Hiyashi Haka (Kevin Lin)     Copyright and usage info

Scarlet Finch
Scarlet Finch (Carpodacus sipahi) Female
Range: OR: sc Palearctic-n Oriental region in Himalayan montane forest: Uttarakhand through se Tibet, ne India, w, n Myanmar and nw Yunnan (sc China)
 
 
Photograph by Hiyashi Haka (Kevin Lin)     Copyright and usage info


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Pale Rosefinch (Carpodacus stoliczkae)
Range: PAL: temperate c Palearctic in arid montane scrub near water: c Afghanistan, sw Xinjiang (nw China), n Ladakh (far nw India), Qinghai and w Gansu (c China)
 



Crimson-browed Finch
Crimson-browed Finch (Carpodacus subhimachalus)
Range: PAL, OR: sc Palearctic in Himalayan, Tibetan Plateau alpine scrub and scattered conifers: c, e Himalayas from c Nepal and sc, se Tibet through Sichuan and Qinghai s to n Myanmar and n Yunnan (c, sc China)
Zhuokeji, Sichuan, China  
 
Photograph by Dave Curtis     Copyright and usage info


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Sinai Rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus)
Range: PAL: sc Palearctic in barren rocky montane n, ne Red Sea coasts: s, e Sinai Pen. (ne Egypt), se Israel, sw Jordan and far nw Saudi Arabia
 



Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch
Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch (Carpodacus thura blythi) Male
Range: PAL, OR: sc Palearctic-w Oriental region border in subalpine forest and alpine scrub: ne Afghanistan and Himalayas of n Pakistan through Bhutan and adjacent s, se Tibet
Shispare Ther, Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan  
 
Photograph by Imran Shah     Copyright and usage info

Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch
Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch (Carpodacus thura blythi) Female
Range: PAL, OR: sc Palearctic-w Oriental region border in subalpine forest and alpine scrub: ne Afghanistan and Himalayas of n Pakistan through Bhutan and adjacent s, se Tibet
Pakistan  
 
Photograph by Imran Shah     Copyright and usage info


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Three-banded Rosefinch (Carpodacus trifasciatus)
Range: PAL: sc Palearctic in e Tibetan Plateau, in montane conifer forest: se Tibet to Qinghai, s Gansu and s Shaanxi, s to nw Yunnan (nc, sc China)
 



Sharpe's Rosefinch
Sharpe's Rosefinch (Carpodacus verreauxii)
Range: PAL: se Palearctic in Hengduan Mts., in montane edge, scrub, alpine meadows: w, s Sichuan to far n, ne Myanmar and nw Yunnan (sw China)
Rilong, Sichuan, China  
 
Photograph by Dave Curtis     Copyright and usage info


Vinaceous Rosefinch
Vinaceous Rosefinch (Carpodacus vinaceus) Male
Range: PAL, OR: sc, se Palearctic in nw Himalayas and c Chinese mts., in
Taiwan  
 
Photograph by Hiyashi Haka (Kevin Lin)     Copyright and usage info


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Pink-rumped Rosefinch (Carpodacus waltoni)
Range: PAL: sc, se Palearctic in Tibetan Plateau and Hengduan Mts., in high-montane dry scrub, forest edge: ne Tibet, se Qinghai and w Sichuan, in s to se Tibet and nw Yunnan (wc, c China)
 




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