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Common Rosefinch

Carpodacus erythrinusOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Finches (Fringillidae)

Breeding Location:

Forest edge, Bushes, shrubs, and thickets, Mountains



Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Solitary nester



Breeding Population:

Rare



Egg Color:

Light blue green with brown flecks at larger end



Number of Eggs:

3 - 6



Incubation Days:

12 - 14



Egg Incubator:

Female



Nest Material:

Grasses and stems, lined with rootlets and hair.



Migration:

Migratory



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Overview

Common Rosefinch: Small, stocky finch, red upperparts and breast, faintly streaked brown back, white underparts. Bill is dark gray and stout. Wings and tail are dark brown. Legs and feet are gray-brown. Forages on ground and in trees and shrubs for seeds and insects. Bounding flight.

Range and Habitat

Common Rosefinch: Occurs in the western Aleutians and Alaska. Preferred habitats include scrubby areas, especially near water and often near human habitation.

Breeding and Nesting

Common Rosefinch: Three to six light blue green eggs flecked with brown at larger end are laid in a nest made of grass and stems, lined with rootlets and hair, and built low in a bush or tree, less than 3 feet above the ground. Incubation ranges from 12 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

Common Rosefinch: Eats seeds and insects in summer and mostly seeds in winter; forages on the ground or in shrubs and trees.

Readily Eats

Safflower, Apple Slices, Suet, Millet, Peanut Kernels, Fruit, Commercial Mixed Bird Seed

Vocalization

Common Rosefinch: Song is a flutelike "chEEro-VEEcheeo", with emphasis on second and fourth notes. Call is a gentle "djnee" or piping "twee-eek."

Similar Species

Common Rosefinch: Purple Finch has red over most of body and pale bill.

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Family Buntings, Finches, Sparrows (Emberizidae)_blue
Species Carpodacus erythrinus
Length5.75 Inches
Wingspan9.5 Inches

Common Rosefinch

Common Rosefinch: Small, stocky finch, red upperparts and breast, faintly streaked brown back, white underparts. Bill is dark gray and stout. Wings and tail are dark brown. Legs and feet are gray-brown. Forages on ground and in trees and shrubs for seeds and insects. Bounding flight.

● Song: "chEEro-VEEcheeo"

● Foraging & Feeding: Common Rosefinch: Eats seeds and insects in summer and mostly seeds in winter; forages on the ground or in shrubs and trees.

● Breeding & nesting: Common Rosefinch: Three to six light blue green eggs flecked with brown at larger end are laid in a nest made of grass and stems, lined with rootlets and hair, and built low in a bush or tree, less than 3 feet above the ground. Incubation ranges from 12 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Common Rosefinch: Purple Finch has red over most of body and pale bill.

Flight Pattern

Bounding flight on rapidly beating wings alternating with brief periods of wings drawn to sides.
Common Rosefinch Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Common Rosefinch: Occurs in the western Aleutians and Alaska. Preferred habitats include scrubby areas, especially near water and often near human habitation.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationRare
MigrationMigratory
Weight0.8 Ounces