Common Rosefinch

Carpodacus erythrinus ferghanensis (Kozlova, 1939)

		male
2012-07-07 Kaindy lake. Kungey Alatau.	© Antonina Fokina

Description

At male red on mantle, throat and breast, and pink on belly and flanks are more intensive and more bright, than in other races.

Distribution

Breeding and also occurs on migration in Tien Shan, Dzhungarskiy Alatau, Tarbagatay and Saur, excluding Karatau and other low spurs.

References

Gavrilov E. I., Gavrilov A. E. "The Birds of Kazakhstan". Almaty, 2005. Э.И.Гаврилов. "Фауна и распространение птиц Казахстана". Алматы, 1999. В.К.Рябицев. "Птицы Урала, Приуралья и Западной Сибири". Екатеринбург. Издательство Уральского университета, 2000.