Male (Spotted) © Rajesh Panwar eBird S46853468 Macaulay Library ML 106822231
Male (Great) © Christoph Moning
Female (Great) © Lukas Zdražil
Male (Spotted) © Stephan Lorenz
Male (Great) © Christoph Moning
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Male (Great) © Christoph Moning
Female (Spotted) © Sahana M

Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla

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Identification

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As the name suggests, a large rosefinch. Male is bright pink with a dark face and frosty specks on the underparts. Female is streaky brown all over. Very similar to Streaked Rosefinch; look out for unstreaked upperparts in the male and softer, larger white spots on the underparts. Prefers more sparsely vegetated areas at higher elevations than Streaked Rosefinch, favoring alpine and subalpine scree slopes, boulder fields, and other open and barren environments; descends into similar habitat in the winter. Gives various chips, cheeps, and wheezy notes.

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