Common rosefinch

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Common rosefinch
Male from Neora Valley National Park, West Bengal, India
Female at Baur reservoir in Uttarakhand, India

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Carpodacus
Species:
C. erythrinus
Binomial name
Carpodacus erythrinus
(Pallas, 1770)
Range of C. erythrinus
  Breeding
  Non-breeding
Synonyms

Erythrina erythrina

The common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) or scarlet rosefinch is the most widespread and common rosefinch of Asia and Europe.

Taxonomy

In a molecular

International Ornithological Union chose instead to adopt a more inclusive Carpodacus that retained the common rosefinch in the rosefinch genus.[4]

The genus name is from Ancient Greek karpos, "fruit" and dakno, "to bite", and the specific erythrinus is from Latin erythros, "red".[5]

Description

Song of common rosefinch

The common rosefinch is 13–15 cm (5.1–5.9 in) in length.[6] It has a stout and conical bill. The mature male has brilliant rosy-carmine head, breast and rump; heavy bill; dark brown wings with two indistinct bars, and a white belly. Females and young males are dull-colored with yellowish-brown above, brighter on the rump and greyer on head; buff below.

Adults moult in their winter quarters, between September and November. After moulting the red of male is subdued, and becomes brighter during the winter due to wear of the feathers.[7]

A rare form exists, in which the red colouring of males is replaced by yellow. The cause is environmental, rather than genetic, being affected by diet and the presence of parasites[8]

Distribution and habitat

It has spread westward through

Indochina. It occurs as a vagrant in Sri Lanka
.

They are found in summer in thickets, woodland and forest edges near rivers and in winter in gardens and orchards, wetlands and locally in dry oak woods.[citation needed]

Behaviour

A clutch of eggs
Footage of several males

The nest is placed low in a bush. The eggs are dark blue with coarse dark brown spots, and a typical clutch contains five eggs.[citation needed]

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22720556A111130806.en
    . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. PMID 22023825
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  3. doi:10.1111/ibi.12091
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  4. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Finches, euphonias". World Bird List Version 5.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  5. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4
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  6. S2CID 226003706
    . Retrieved 12 July 2015.(subscription required)
  7. ISBN 978-1-4729-0647-2
  8. ^ Harrop, Andrew H. J. (December 2023). "Yellow Common Rosefinches". British Birds. 116 (12): 732–734.
  9. ^ "Pintarroxo-vermelho: Carpodacus erythrinus". avesdeportugal.info. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

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