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Spot-winged rosefinch

species of bird

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionOct 5, 2025
Entity authorityQ1304212 ↗
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The spot-winged rosefinch (Carpodacus rodopeplus), also known as the spotted rosefinch, is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in India and Nepal. Sharpe's rosefinch was formerly considered conspecific with it. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

References

Rasmussen, P.C. 2005. Revised species limits and field identification of Asian rosefinches. BirdingAsia number 3: 18–27.

Rasmussen, P.C., and J.C. Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia.

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This entry incorporates text from “Spot-winged rosefinch” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.