Spotted great rosefinch
| Spotted great rosefinch | |
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| Male at Kibber | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Genus: | Carpodacus |
| Species: | C. rubicilla |
| Trinomial name | |
| Carpodacus rubicilla severtzovi (Sharpe, 1886) | |
The spotted great rosefinch or spotted rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilla severtzovi) is a finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in Kashmir, Nepal, Tibet, and southwestern China.
Its natural habitats are tundra and temperate grassland.
It was formerly considered a distinct species, but is now commonly regarded as a subspecies of the great rosefinch.[1]
References
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Finches, euphonias". World Bird List Version 5.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
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