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The pink-browed Rosefinch is a medium-sized bird, about 14-15 centimeters and 16-20 grams. It is a slender bird with a pointed beak, indented tail, and black eyes. The male is a bright raspberry color with an eyestripe and "browed" facial patterns. The bird's underparts are a reddish brown color, and the breast and upper belly are mauve. The lower belly to the undertail is white or pale pin, and the legs are pale brown. The female mostly lacks pink color, being a variety of streaked browns or blackish colors with only light streaks of pale pink.
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When to see the Pink-browed Rosefinch
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is December, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Pink-browed Rosefinch
The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Pink-browed Rosefinch
The pink-browed rosefinch is a finch in the family Fringillidae. Nicholas Aylward Vigors first described the species in 1831. It is migratory and ranges across the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, mainly in the Himalayas. It is found in Bhutan, Tibet, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Its natural habitats are boreal forests, shrub-lands, grasslands, and dry forests.
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Easily confused with
Taiwan RosefinchCarpodacus formosanusThe Taiwan rosefinch is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.
Long-tailed RosefinchCarpodacus sibiricusThe Siberian long-tailed rosefinch is a species of finch of the family Fringillidae.
Scarlet FinchCarpodacus sipahiThe scarlet finch is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.
Side by side: Common Rosefinch vs Pink-browed Rosefinch
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