About Carpodacus dubius Przewalski, 1876
This species, the Chinese white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus dubius Przewalski, 1876), has an average body length between 9 and 25 cm. Males have bright pink coloring on their face and underside. Females are brown with streaks across their entire body, and have paler underparts. The species has a short, conical beak. Chinese white-browed rosefinches live in central China and eastern Tibet. This species inhabits temperate forests, temperate shrublands, semi-open scrub, closed forests and forest edges, at elevations between approximately 3000 and 4800 meters. During hibernation, it typically occupies hilly, scrubby habitats, sometimes at lower elevations. This species is adapted to a granivorous diet, and feeds on the ground in small groups. It often produces a rapid series of nasal bleat-like calls. For reproduction, its nest is usually placed in a bush. The nest is cup-shaped, built from twigs, grasses, mosses and shreds of birch bark, and lined internally with very fine grasses and hairs. Clutches generally contain between 4 and 6 eggs.
