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Passeriformes / Fringillidae / Carpodacus

Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch

Carpodacus thura · 喜山白眉朱雀

IUCN: Least Concern Found in China

Distribution & Habitat

This species ranges across the Himalayas from Afghanistan in the west, extending eastwards across India to Tibet, Bhutan, and Nepal. It inhabits temperate forests and temperate shrubland within this mountainous region.

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Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Fringillidae
Genus
Carpodacus

Subspecies (2)

  • Carpodacus thura blythi

    northeastern Afghanistan and Pakistan through western Himalayas to Kumaon

Data Sources

Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.