The great rosefinch (''Carpodacus rubicilla'') is a species of

finch The true finches are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Fringillidae. Finches generally have stout conical bills adapted for eating seeds and nuts and often have colourful plumage. They occupy a great range of habitats where the ...

in the family

Fringillidae The true finches are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Fringillidae. Finches generally have stout conical bills adapted for eating seeds and nuts and often have colourful plumage. They occupy a great range of habitats where the ...

. It is found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan and east to China. Its natural

habitat In ecology, habitat refers to the array of resources, biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species' habitat can be seen as the physical manifestation of its ...

s are

tundra In physical geography, a tundra () is a type of biome where tree growth is hindered by frigid temperatures and short growing seasons. There are three regions and associated types of tundra: #Arctic, Arctic, Alpine tundra, Alpine, and #Antarctic ...

and temperate

grassland A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominance (ecology), dominated by grasses (Poaceae). However, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes such as clover, and other Herbaceo ...

. While past taxonomies treated ''C. r. severtzovi'' and two other subspecies as a separate species, the

spotted great rosefinch The spotted great rosefinch or spotted rosefinch (''Carpodacus rubicilla severtzovi'') is a finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Kashmir, Nepal, Tibet, and southwestern China. Its natural habitats are tundra and temperate grassland. ...

(and called the nominate subspecies the "Caucasian great rosefinch"), they now usually considered subspecies of the great rosefinch. Four subspecies are recognised: *''C. r. rubicilla'' (Caucasian great rosefinch) - ( Güldenstädt, 1775) - central and eastern Caucasus Mountains * ''C. r. diabolicus'' - ( Koelz, 1939) - northeastern Afghanistan and Tajikistan * ''C. r. kobdensis'' - ( Sushkin, 1925) - southern Siberia, western Mongolia and northwestern China *'' C. r. severtzovi'' (spotted great rosefinch) - Sharpe, 1886 - eastern Kazakhstan to central China, the Himalayas and northern Pakistan

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great rosefinch The great rosefinch (''Carpodacus rubicilla'') is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan and ea ...

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