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Common Rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinus
(C. e. kubanensis)
| Armenian Name: | Սովորական ոսպնուկ |
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See Plate 56 for Common Rosefinch and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 14.5-15 cm, Wing Span:24-26.5 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 325. |
| Description: | Thick grayish bill. |
| Adult (Breeding): | Male varies from red to brown; typically having red head, breast, and rump, and pinkish flanks. Rare individuals may have red replaced by yellow. Female is pale gray-brown with streaked breast and two narrow off-white wingbars. |
| Juvenile: | Similar to female but darker with streaks on crown, back, and breast and pale brown-yellow wingbars. |
| Behavior: | On breeding territory, males sing frequently from prominent shrubs. |
| Habitat: | Mountain steppe to alpine meadows with scattered shrubs. |
| Food: | Seeds, small invertebrates. |
| Nest: | Cup of thin stems, feathers, and rootlets in shrub or tall plant. |
| Eggs: | 20 mm, 4-6, pale blue-green, black-brown spots. |
