Common name:
Pale Rosefinch
Ladakhi name:
unknown
Scientific name:
Carpodacus stoliczkae
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
fringillidae
fun facts:
The Pale Rosefinch is a migrant to Ladakh. The sexes look different.
It was first spotted in Nubra, Ladakh, a record in Indian Subcontinent. Formerly considered conspecific with Sinai Rosefinch Carpodacus synoicus but now separated.
Bird Club Contributor:
Choldan Gasha, Spituk
