Wildlifeof China
Great Rosefinch
Finches, Sparrows & Buntings
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Carpodacus rubicilla
Basic stats
Habitat
Tundra and temperate grassland
Range
Caucasus and Central Asia east to China
The great rosefinch is a finch of tundra and temperate grassland found in Afghanistan, the Caucasus region, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, India, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, and east to China. Past taxonomies treated the subspecies severtzovi and two others as a separate 'spotted great rosefinch', but they are now usually considered subspecies of the great rosefinch. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Great Rosefinch live in?
- Tundra and temperate grassland
- Where is the Great Rosefinch found?
- Caucasus and Central Asia east to China