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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae.

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  • These species include: Moschus moschiferus, Apodemus speciosus, Luscinia cyane, L. sibilans, Carpodacus roseus, Apus pacificus, Streptopelia orientalis, Tetrao parvirostris, Anas formosa and Corvus corone.

    East Siberian taiga 2008

  • Many species belong to genera typical of the high ranges of Asia, such as redstarts (Phoenicurus), accentors (Prunella) and rosefinches (Carpodacus).

    Biological diversity in the mountains of Central Asia 2008

  • Abundant species recorded during May to June include crested black tit Parus melanolophus, yellow-bellied fantail flycatcher Rhipidura hypoxantha, orange-flanked bush robin Erithacus cyanurus, bluefronted redstart Phoenicurus frontalis, Indian tree pipit Anthus hodgsoni, vinaceous breasted pipit A. roseatus, common rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus, and nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes.

    Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park, India 2008

  • Common bird species of the montane region are found here and include rosefinches (Carpodacus spp.), Guldenstadt's redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogaster), Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus), raptors, and vultures.

    Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe 2008

  • Anne Price at the Raptor Education Foundation sent this photo of an oddly- marked house finch Carpodacus mexicanus trapped at a banding station.

    Archive 2006-11-01 2006

  • Anne Price at the Raptor Education Foundation sent this photo of an oddly- marked house finch Carpodacus mexicanus trapped at a banding station.

    House Finch 2006

  • Afterwards he was identified as the house-finch, which rejoices in the high-sounding Latin name of _Carpodacus mexicanus frontalis_.

    Birds of the Rockies 1896

  • House finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) became most common garden bird in the United States.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Jina0420 2010

  • The Pallas 'Rosefinch (Carpodacus roseus) is a species of finch in the

    WN.com - Articles related to Africa's growth will be beyond commodities 2010

  • The house finch Carpodacus mexicanus, a native of North America, may have been snared by an evolutionary trap.

    Wildlife Disease News Digest noreply@blogger.com (Wildlife Disease Information 2010

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