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In: Common Rosefinch Ca: Pinsà carminat Da: Karmindompap De: Karmingimpel Es: Camachuelo carminoso Fi: punavarpunen Fr: Roselin cramoisi It: Ciuffolotto scarlatto Nl: Roodmus No: Rosenfink Pt: Pintarroxo-carmíneo Sv: Rosenfink US: Common Rosefinch Ru: Обыкновенная чечевица Bird News Extra subscribers should log in to view an enhanced species page.
IdentificationThe adult male is quite unmistakeable with his rich red head and breast but in other plumages Rosefinches just look streaky-brown. Their bodies and especially their bills are too big for them to be confused with Redpolls; in fact they look more like sparrows or buntings but they have a unique combination of streaky underparts, a staring eye in a plain face and two narrow pale wingbars. HabitatBreeds in scrubby areas, often near water. MigrationA migratory bird undertaking long-distance migrations at night to winter from Iran to China. First-year birds tend to disperse further than adults which explains why colonising birds are almost always dull-plumaged (young) males. This information is taken from the BirdFile on the appropriate BirdGuides DVD-ROM. As well as video and sounds, our CD- and DVD-ROMs contain additional text on Voice, Sexing, Ageing, Food, Nests and Eggs and more.
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