Common Rosefinch

Carpodacus erythrinus grebnitzkii (Stejneger, 1885)

		male female
2010-05-19 Ust-Kamenogorsk, Ablaketka 2010-05-19 Ust-Kamenogorsk, Ablaketka	© Vladimir Shefer © Vladimir Shefer

Description

At male red on mantle, throat and breast, and pink on belly and flanks are darker than in erythrinus, but lighter than in ferghanensis. From other races it differs by thicker and massive bill.

Distribution

In Kazakhstan may be observed on seasonal migration.

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.