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| Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Female |
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| Photographer : | © Anil Kumar Bharadwaj |
| Location : | Tsokar, Ladakh, India |
| Date : |
3 September 2015 |
| English synonyms: | Rosefinch, Scarlet Finch, Scarlet Grosbeak, Scarlet Rosefinch, Hodgson's Rosefinch |
| Bird Family : | Carduelinae - Finches, Siskins, Serins, Redpolls, Crossbills & Grosbeaks |
| Bird Group : | PASSERIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | Originally submitted as the first record of European Greenfinch from India. The images were later re-assessed and identified as a female Common Rosefinch in post-breeding moult. Key features in the re-identification were the shape and colour of the bill; presence of wing bars (albeit heavily abraded); the fact that the plumage is very worn, whereas in Greenfinch it would be fresh after a post-breeding moult on the breeding grounds. - Eds. |
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