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Species of bird From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Blyth's rosefinch (Carpodacus grandis) or the Himalayan rosefinch, is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in northern Afghanistan to the western Himalayas. Its natural habitats are temperate forest and boreal shrubland. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the red-mantled rosefinch.
| Blyth's rosefinch | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Carpodacus |
| Species: | C. grandis |
| Binomial name | |
| Carpodacus grandis Blyth, 1849 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Carpodacus rhodochlamys grandis | |
The common name commemorates Edward Blyth (1810–1873), English zoologist and Curator of the Museum of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.
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