Wildlifeof India
Great Rosefinch
Finches, Sparrows & Buntings
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Carpodacus rubicilla
Basic stats
Diet
Plants and seeds (SoIB guild)
Habitat
Tundra and temperate grassland; alpine and cold desert in SoIB
Range
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, India, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, east to China
The great rosefinch is a finch found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, India, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, and east to China, in tundra and temperate grassland. Past taxonomies treated the subspecies severtzovi and two others as a separate species, the spotted great rosefinch, and called the nominate the Caucasian great rosefinch, but they are now usually considered subspecies (Wikipedia, general species account).
The cached account gives no description, measurements or breeding information. SoIB 2023 lists it as a resident of alpine and cold desert that eats plants and seeds, without a priority category (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).
Quick answers
- What does the Great Rosefinch eat?
- Plants and seeds (SoIB guild)
- What habitat does the Great Rosefinch live in?
- Tundra and temperate grassland; alpine and cold desert in SoIB
- Where is the Great Rosefinch found?
- Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, India, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, east to China