Dark-breasted rosefinch
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| Male at 9,800 ft in East Sikkim of the state of Sikkim, India | |
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| Female at 6,500 ft in Khangchendzonga National Park, West Sikkim, India | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Genus: | Procarduelis |
| Species: | P. nipalensis |
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Procarduelis nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836) |
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The dark-breasted rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis) is a true finch species (family Fringillidae).
It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
The dark-breasted rosefinch was formerly placed in the genus Carpodacus but was moved to Procarduelis based on the results from the phylogenetic analyses of and nuclear DNA sequences.
Male at 12,000 ft. from Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, East Sikkim, India
Male at 9,500 ft. in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India.
Female at 10,500 ft.in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India
Male at 11,000 ft. in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India
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