Spot-winged rosefinch

The spot-winged rosefinch (Carpodacus rodopeplus), also known as the spotted rosefinch, is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in India and Nepal. Sharpe's rosefinch was formerly considered conspecific with it. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

A spot-winged rosefinch in the Langtang Valley of Nepal

Spot-winged rosefinch
In Langtang National Park, Nepal
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Fringillidae
Subfamily:	Carduelinae
Genus:	Carpodacus
Species:	C. rodopeplus
Binomial name
Carpodacus rodopeplus (Vigors, 1831)
Synonyms[2]
Carpodacus rhodopeplus