The dark-breasted rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis) is a species of true finch in the monotypic genus Procarduelis. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
| Dark-breasted rosefinch | |
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| Male at 9,800 ft in East Sikkim of the state of Sikkim, India | |
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| Female at 6,500 ft in Khangchendzonga National Park, West Sikkim, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Procarduelis Blyth, 1843 |
| Species: | P. nipalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Procarduelis nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836)
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Taxonomy
editThe dark-breasted rosefinch was formerly placed in the genus Carpodacus but was moved Procarduelis based on the results from the phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences.[2][3]
Subspecies
editSubspecific variation is mostly clinal, with the plumage becoming darker from west to east.[4] There are between two-three recognised subspecies:[5]
- P. n. nipalensis – Hodgson, 1836: The nominate, it is found in the Himalayas, from Kumaon to Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and southeastern Tibet. Populations from southwestern China, south Tibet, and northern Vietnam are sometimes separated as a distinct subspecies, P. n. intensicolor.
- P. n. kangrae – Whistler, 1939: in the western Himalayas, from Kashmir to Garhwal.
Gallery
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Male at 12,000 ft. from Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary, East Sikkim, India -
Male at 9,500 ft. in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India. -
Female at 10,500 ft.in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India -
Male at 11,000 ft. in Kullu - Manali District of Himachal Pradesh, India
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Procarduelis nipalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22720550A94672357. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22720550A94672357.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Finches, euphonias". World Bird List Version 5.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ Zuccon, Dario; Prŷs-Jones, Robert; Rasmussen, Pamela C.; Ericson, Per G.P. (2012). "The phylogenetic relationships and generic limits of finches (Fringillidae)" (PDF). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 62 (2): 581–596. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2011.10.002. PMID 22023825.
- ^ Clement, Peter (2020-03-04). Del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Sargatal, Jordi; Christie, David; De Juana, Eduardo (eds.). "Dark-breasted Rosefinch (Procarduelis nipalensis)". Birds of the World. doi:10.2173/bow.dabros1.01. S2CID 216485275.
- ^ "Finches, euphonias, longspurs, Thrush-tanager – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-21.
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