Great Rosefinch
A species of Eurasian Rosefinches Scientific name : Carpodacus rubicilla Genus : Eurasian Rosefinches
Great Rosefinch, A species of Eurasian Rosefinches
Botanical name: Carpodacus rubicilla
Genus: Eurasian Rosefinches
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Description General Info
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Description
The great rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilla) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan and east to China. Its natural habitats are tundra and temperate grassland. While past taxonomies treated C. r. severtzovi and two other subspecies as a separate species, the spotted great rosefinch (and called the nominate subspecies the "Caucasian great rosefinch"), they now usually considered subspecies of the great rosefinch. Four subspecies are recognised: Caucasian great rosefinch (C. r. rubicilla) - (Güldenstädt, 1775) - central and eastern Caucasus Mountains C. r. diabolicus - (Koelz, 1939) - northeastern Afghanistan and Tajikistan C. r. kobdensis - (Sushkin, 1925) - southern Siberia, western Mongolia and northwestern China spotted great rosefinch (C. r. severtzovi) - Sharpe, 1886 - eastern Kazakhstan to central China, the Himalayas and northern Pakistan 
Size
21 cm
Feeding Habits
Great Rosefinch primarily eats seeds, buds, and flowers from alpine plants, with occasional insects. Great Rosefinch forages on the ground or in bushes, often in pairs or flocks, and shows a distinct behavior of descending to feed early morning and returning upslope later.
Habitat
The great Rosefinch is found in alpine and subalpine areas with sparse vegetation, preferring barren and windswept hillsides, rock faces, and valleys with occasional dwarf birch, juniper, and willow thickets. They inhabit environments such as boulder-strewn screes, glacier edges, alpine meadows, and the peripheries of cultivation zones in broad geographical regions. Outside of the breeding season, they descend to lower levels in similar habitats, including scrubby ravines and riverine thickets near villages. These birds can also be seen in parks and human-influenced areas like the outskirts of settlements, feeding in places such as haystacks and rubbish dumps.
Dite type
Granivorous
General Info
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Finches Genus
Eurasian Rosefinches Species
Great Rosefinch 
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