Wildlifeof India
Red-fronted Rosefinch
Finches, Sparrows & Buntings
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Carpodacus puniceus
Basic stats
Diet
Plants and seeds (SoIB guild)
Habitat
Montane tundra
Range
Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan
The red-fronted rosefinch is a rosefinch of the finch family found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. Its natural habitat is montane tundra, and it is sometimes placed in the monotypic genus Pyrrhospiza (Wikipedia, general species account).
The cached account is short and gives no description, measurements, diet or breeding information. SoIB 2023 lists it as a resident and altitudinal migrant 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 Red-fronted Rosefinch eat?
- Plants and seeds (SoIB guild)
- What habitat does the Red-fronted Rosefinch live in?
- Montane tundra
- Where is the Red-fronted Rosefinch found?
- Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan