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Pink-browed Rosefinch

Finches, Sparrows & Buntings

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Carpodacus rodochroa

Basic stats

Habitat

Boreal forest, shrubland, grassland and dry forest

Range

Himalayas: Bhutan, China, India, Nepal and Pakistan

Clutch size

About 4–5 turquoise-blue eggs

The pink-browed rosefinch is a slender finch with a pointed beak, indented tail and black eyes that ranges across the northern Indian subcontinent, mainly in the Himalayas, in Bhutan, Tibet, India, Nepal and Pakistan. The male is bright raspberry pink with a 'browed' facial pattern and faint streaking on the back; the female is brown with streaked buffy underparts and broad white eyebrows. (Wikipedia, general species account)

Breeding occurs in July and August. The female builds the nest from twigs, dry plant stems, fibres, grass and moss, and incubates about four or five turquoise-blue eggs that are unspotted or lightly marked. Generation length is about 4.1 years. (Wikipedia, general species account)

Quick answers

What habitat does the Pink-browed Rosefinch live in?
Boreal forest, shrubland, grassland and dry forest
Where is the Pink-browed Rosefinch found?
Himalayas: Bhutan, China, India, Nepal and Pakistan
How many eggs does the Pink-browed Rosefinch lay?
About 4–5 turquoise-blue eggs
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