Tibetan rosefinch

Tibetan rosefinch
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Fringillidae
Subfamily:Carduelinae
Genus:Carpodacus
Species: C. roborowskii
Binomial name
Carpodacus roborowskii
(Przewalski, 1887)

The Tibetan rosefinch (Carpodacus roborowskii) is a species of rosefinch in the finch family Fringillidae. It is sometimes placed in the monotypic genus Kozlowia. It is endemic to the Tibetan Plateau of China. Its natural habitat is montane tundra.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Carpodacus roborowskii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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