Red-breasted Rosefinch

Carpodacus puniceus (Blyth, 1844(1845))

Description

The forehead, supecillium, cheeks, throat, craw and breast of adult male Red-breasted Rosefinch are bright-red with silver-pink centers of feathers. Crown and back are greyish-brown with dark centers of feathers, uppertail is bright-pink. Belly and flanks are greyish-brown with dark lores of feathers. Undertail is greyish-brown, sometimes pink tinged. Flight feathers, upperwing coverts and tail feathers are dark-brownish with narrow pale edges. Legs and claws are black-brown, bill is dark-brown with slightly paler low mandible, and eyes are brown. Female is greyish-brown upperparts with dark lores of feathers and greenish-yellow uppertail. Head flanks, throat, craw, breast are greyish-brown with neat dark-brown streaks, the breast feathers have bright-yellow tips formed the spot which may has variable brightness. Other underparts are greyish-brown with dark speckles more dense on flanks and undertail. Flifgt feathers, upperwing coverts and tail feathers are dark-brownish with narrow pale edges, the edges of primaries have faint greenish-yellow tinge. Legs and claws are black-brown, bill is dark-brown with slightly paler low mandible. First-year male is similar to female but almost doesn't have yellow spot on breast. First-year female's uppertail is greyish-brown without yellow, barely paler than back. Sizes. Adult males: wing 117-123, tail 84-100, tarsus 23.8-26.5, bill 11.5-13 mm; first-year male: wing 112, tail 76, tarsus 25, bill 11.3 mm; females: wing 108-116, tail 77-86, tarsus 25.2-26, bill 12-13 mm. Weight:49.7 – 65.5 gr.

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