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Procarduelis

Dark-breasted rosefinch
Dark-breasted Rosefinch Sikkim India.jpg
Male at 9,800 ft in East Sikkim of the state of Sikkim, India
Dark-breasted Rosefinch Khangchendzonga National park West Sikkim India 30.03.2016.jpg
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
Binomial name
Procarduelis nipalensis
(Hodgson, 1836)

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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