See also:
Carpodacus erythrinus Pallas, 1770
Carpodacus erythrinus erythrinus Pallas, 1770
Carpodacus erythrinus grebnitzkii Stejneger, 1885

Synonyms

Carpodacus erythrinus tianschanica Portenko, 1960

Description

Please see the page of Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus). The characters of the race: at male colour on back, throat and breast, and pink colour on belly and sides more intensive and more bright, than at other races.

Distribution

Breeding and also occurs on migration in Tien Shan, Dzhungarskiy Alatau, Tarbagatay and Saur, excluding Karatau and other low spurs.

References

Gavrilov E. I., Gavrilov A. E. "The Birds of Kazakhstan". Almaty, 2005
Э.И.Гаврилов. "Фауна и распространение птиц Казахстана". Алматы, 1999.