Female © Craig Brelsford
Male © David Beadle
Female © Vincent Wang
Female © David Beadle
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Male © Margaret Bauer

Vinaceous Rosefinch Carpodacus vinaceus

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Identification

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Medium-sized finch of hilly and montane forests and dense brushy forest edge. Male is the color of red wine, with crisp lilac eyebrows. Female is dark buffy-brown with faint streaks on the back and breast. Forages on the ground near or in dense shrubs and bushes. Gives sharp bunting-like “zip” and “zink.”

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