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Birdsong field guide

Chinese Beautiful Rosefinch

Carpodacus davidianus

A small, vibrant passerine of the Fringillidae family, the Chinese Beautiful Rosefinch is characterized by the male's striking deep pink and carmine plumage.

What it sounds like

A sharp, metallic 'pink' or 'tsink' call, and a simple, melodic warbling song.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Peter Boesman · ChinaCC BY-NC-ND Xeno-canto

Field notes

It was historically categorized as a subspecies of the Beautiful Rosefinch (Carpodacus pulcherrimus) until molecular and morphological evidence established it as a distinct species.
The species is named in honor of Father Armand David, a French missionary and naturalist who introduced many Chinese species to Western science.
Males possess a distinctive silver-pink frosting on their forehead and supercilium, which contrasts with their deeper rosy underparts.
They are primarily ground-foragers, specializing in the seeds of alpine grasses and small berries found in high-altitude scrub.
The species undergoes altitudinal migration, moving from high mountain breeding grounds to lower, more sheltered valleys during the harsh winter months.

Habitat

Subalpine shrublands, rhododendron thickets, and the edges of montane coniferous forests.

Range

Endemic to central and northern China, including the provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, and Qinghai.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Blyth's RosefinchCarpodacus grandis Bonin GrosbeakCarpodacus ferreorostris Chinese White-browed RosefinchCarpodacus dubius Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus Crimson-browed FinchCarpodacus subhimachalus Dark-rumped RosefinchCarpodacus edwardsii Great RosefinchCarpodacus rubicilla Himalayan Beautiful RosefinchCarpodacus pulcherrimus

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