The Chinese white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus dubius) is a true finch species (family Fringillidae).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Carpodacus |
| Species: | C. dubius
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| Binomial name | |
| Carpodacus dubius Przevalski, 1876
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It is found in central China and eastern Tibet. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and temperate shrubland.
This species was at one time considered as a subspecies of the Himalayan white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus thura) but was up-ranked to species status. This was supported by a phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequences.[1][2]
Description
editThe Chinese white-browed rosefinch has an average size between 9 and 25 cm in length. The male has a face and underside bright pink. The female is brown streaked all over with paler underparts. The beak is short and conical.[3]
Habitat and behavior
editThe Chinese white-browed rosefinch lives in central China and eastern Tibet. This species inhabits temperate forests, temperate shrublands, semi-open scrub, forests and forest edges at about 3000–4800 meters.[4]
It usually hibernates in hilly, scrubby habitats, sometimes at lower elevations. The Chinese white-browed rosefinch is adapted to a granivorous diet, feeding on the ground in small groups.
It often emits a rapid series of nasal bleats.[5]
Reproduction
editThe nest is usually situated in a bush. It is a cup of twigs, grasses, mosses and shreds of birch bark lined internally with very fine grasses and hairs. It generally contains between 4 and 6 eggs.
Subspecies
editC. d. deserticolor: western China (northeastern Qinghai);
C. d. dubius: western China (south-eastern Qinghai to south-eastern Gansu, southern Ningxia and northern Sichuan);
C. d. femininus: south-east Tibet to south-west China (west Sichuan and north Yunnan).[6]
Conservation status
editThe population is stable, it is considered by the IUCN as "least concern".[7]
References
edit- ^ Tietze, D.T.; Päckert, M.; Martens, J.; Lehmann, H.; Sun, Y.-H. (2013). "Complete phylogeny and historical biogeography of true rosefinches (Aves: Carpodacus)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 169: 215–234. doi:10.1111/zoj.12057.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Finches, euphonias". World Bird List Version 5.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ^ MERLIN. "Roselin à sourcils blancs". Ebird. Archived from the original on 2019-04-13.
- ^ "Roselin à sourcils blancs". Ornithologie - AVES - Oiseaux. Archived from the original on 2021-11-24.
- ^ "Carpodacus dubius". xeno-canto.
- ^ "Roselin à sourcils blancs". Ornithologie - AVES - Oiseaux. Archived from the original on 2021-11-24.
- ^ "Chinese White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus dubius". birdlife. Archived from the original on 2020-08-13.
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