Crimson-browed Finch (Carpodacus subhimachalus)

Crimson-browed Finch Carpodacus subhimachalus

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Carpodacus subhimachalus (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously placed in the genus Pinicola and listed as P. subhimachala following Sibley & Monroe (1990, 1993).

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2018	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	altitudinal migrant	Forest dependency	low
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	1,450,000 km²
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	1,520,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	4.2 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as uncommon or locally common (Clement 1999).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin
Bhutan	extant	native
China (mainland)	extant	native
India	extant	native
Myanmar	extant	native
Nepal	extant	native

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Nepal	Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve
Nepal	Kanchenjungha Conservation Area
Nepal	Langtang National Park
Nepal	Makalu Barun National Park
Nepal	Sagarmatha National Park
Nepal	Shey-Phoksundo National Park

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Forest	Temperate	suitable	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	major	resident
Altitude	1975 - 4200 m	Occasional altitudinal limits	(min) 1800 m

Utilisation

Purpose	Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture	international

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Crimson-browed Finch Carpodacus subhimachalus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/crimson-browed-finch-carpodacus-subhimachalus on 22/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/11/2024.