Oriental Bird Club Image Database : Photographers :

Red-fronted Rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus - Male

Photographer :	© Paul Bamford
Location :	Sarchu, Himachal Pradesh, India
Date :	22 June 2007
English synonyms:	Red-breasted Rosefinch, Rose-breasted Rosefinch
Bird Family :	Carduelinae - Finches, Siskins, Serins, Redpolls, Crossbills & Grosbeaks
Bird Group :	PASSERIFORMES
Red Data Status :	Least Concern
Remarks :	Taken at dusk as birds were feeding in low scrub at the foot of a cliff face.