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. and c Mongolia, in montane forest edge and dry slopes: central Mongolia and east central China (Inner Mongolia region, in southeastern Nei Mongol, northern Shanxi, Hebei and Beijing)
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. and c Mongolia, in montane forest edge and dry slopes: central Mongolia and east central China (Inner Mongolia region, in southeastern Nei Mongol, northern Shanxi, Hebei and Beijing)
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 Isles) 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 Isles) through n subarctic Russia to w Chukotskiy Pen. and Kamchatka (e Russia); in s through n France, Switzerland, Slovenia to Bulgaria
Terelj, Mongolia  
 
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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: Himalayas (Himachal Pradesh to Nepal, Bhutan and se Tibet) and w China (Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu and w Sichuan)
Bumthang, Bhutan  
 
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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  
 
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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)
 
 
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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)
 
 
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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 c Himalayas and c Chinese mts., in Nepal; disjunctly s Gansu to Hubei (nc China) s to se Tibet, far n Myanmar and far nw Vietnam
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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