The Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus), often known as Scarlet Rosefinch, is simply 14.5-15 cm in measurement and loves to remain in flocks.
A standard resident hen of the Inter-State Chandigarh Region (ISCR), ultimate spots to look at this hen embody Morni Hills, Kasauli, and Chakimod, particularly in cultivation areas with bushes.
Mulberries, buds, seeds and small invertebrates are its favorite food plan. Male and feminine Common Rosefinches differ in color, however each have brief stout payments. The male Common Rosefinch has a pink head, breast and rump whereas the feminine is a boring brown hen with streaking on its breast and higher elements, and two white wing bars.
The pair locations its nest low in bushes and the feminine lays a minimum of 4 to 5 darkish blue eggs with coarse darkish brown spots.
Often, the feminine Common Rosefinch is confused with the feminine home sparrow. It is, in truth, a sparrow-sized hen with an general physique weight of 21-27 grams. Its whistle is often a three-note music.
The Common Rosefinch is essentially the most widespread finch in Asia and Europe. Two different finches – the Yellow-breasted Greenfinch and the European Goldfinch – are pretty frequent winter guests in ISCR. Contrary to the Common Rosefinch, these two finches are present in shrubs, open forests and cultivated areas with bushes. They don’t desire to remain in bushes just like the Common Rosefinch. Besides India, Common Rosefinches breed in southern Iran to South-east China, Burma and Indochina. It is a vagrant hen in Sri Lanka.
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First printed on: 12-12-2023 at 12:21 IST
