Carpodacus erythrinus (Common rosefinch)
Carpodacus erythrinus-Common rosefinch (click to enlarge)
| Common name | Common Rosefinch |
| Scientific name | Carpodacus erythrinus |
| Family | Fringillinae |
| Description | Both in the rose coloured male and the brownish female the heavy conical finch bill and the slightly forked tail are noticeable features. Flocks, in wooded country and about cultivation. It keeps in flocks to wooded country, feeding on lantana and other berries, wild figs flower buds, bamboo seed, linseed and cereals. Flower nectar Butea, Erythrina and other flowers is also relished, and the birds do serve in cross-pollinating them. Ordinary call note: a musical whistling, interrogative tooee? Tooee? Just before departure for breeding grounds a loud, pleasant song sometimes heard.Winter migrant and breeds at 3000m and higher in the Himalayas. Found south of the Himalayas. |