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| Vinaceous Rosefinch Carpodacus vinaceus
- Female |
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| Photographer : | © Kaajal Dasgupta |
| Location : | outskirts of Nainital, Uttarakhand, India |
| Date : |
21 March 2021 |
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| Bird Family : | Carduelinae - Finches, Siskins, Serins, Redpolls, Crossbills & Grosbeaks |
| Bird Group : | PASSERIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
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| Taxonomic Notes : | Monotypic. Note that the form formosanus, which was formerly treated as a subspecies of Vinaceous Rosefinch, is now considered a separate species as Taiwan Rosefinch Carpodacus formosanus.
Refs:
Wu, H.-C., Lin, R.-C., Hung, H.-Y., Yeh, C.-F., Chu, J.-H., Yang, X.-J., Yao, C.-J., Zou, F.-S., Yao, C.-T., Li, S.-H. and Lei, F.-M. (2011) Molecular and morphological evidences reveal a cryptic species in the Vinaceous Rosefinch Carpodacus vinaceus (Fringillidae; Aves). Zoologica Scripta 40: 468–478
Tietze, D. T., M. Päckert, J. Martens, H. Lehmann & Y.-H. Sun (2013) Complete phylogeny and historical biogeography of true rosefinches (Aves: Carpodacus). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 169: 215-234 |
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