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Pink-browed Rosefinch
Carpodacus rodochroa (Vigors, 1831)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The pink-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus rodochroa) is a finch in the family Fringillidae. Nicholas Aylward Vigors first described the species in 1831. It is migratory and ranges across the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, mainly in the Himalayas. It is found in Bhutan, Tibet, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Its natural habitats are boreal forests, shrub-lands, grasslands, and dry forests.
The male is bright raspberry pink with a "browed" facial pattern and faint streaking on the back. The females are brown with streaked buffy underparts, broad white eyebrows, and lightly streaked pale cheeks and throat. Having a stable population trend, the pink-browed Rosefinch is in no danger of extinction.
Wikipedia contributors, Pink-browed rosefinch; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:49:55.416462+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Carpodacus rodochroa (Vigors, 1831)
- Name authority
- (Vigors, 1831)
- Common name
- Pink-browed Rosefinch
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Genus
- Carpodacus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyFringillidae Leach, 1820
- genusCarpodacus Kaup, 1829
- speciesCarpodacus rodochroa (Vigors, 1831)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Carpodacus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Long-tailed RosefinchCarpodacus sibiricus (Pallas, 1773) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Vinaceous RosefinchCarpodacus vinaceus J. Verreaux, 1871 | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Streaked RosefinchCarpodacus rubicilloides Przewalski, 1876 | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pallas's RosefinchCarpodacus roseus (Pallas, 1776) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Beautiful RosefinchCarpodacus pulcherrimus (F. Moore, 1856) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-fronted RosefinchCarpodacus puniceus (Blyth, 1845) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Crimson-browed FinchCarpodacus subhimachalus (Hodgson, 1836) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Spot-winged RosefinchCarpodacus rodopeplus (Vigors, 1831) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chinese Beautiful RosefinchCarpodacus davidianus Milne-Edwards, 1865 | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bonin GrosbeakCarpodacus ferreorostris (Vigors, 1829) | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Taiwan RosefinchCarpodacus formosanus Ogilvie-Grant, 1911 | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Blyth's RosefinchCarpodacus grandis Blyth, 1849 | FringillidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Carpodacus rodochrous (Vigors, 1831) (Vigors, 1831) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=729205 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5XDR8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.