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Common name:

Red-mantled Rosefinch

Ladakhi name:

unknown

Scientific name:

Carpodacus rhodochlamys

Order:

Passeriformes

Family:

firngillidae

fun facts:

The Red-mantled Rosefinch is a rare summer visitor, it can be spotted in open dry bush strewn slopes and plains up to 4700 m.

 The sexes look different.

Bird Club Contributor:

Tashi Angchuk Stanba, Thiksay