About Carpodacus thura Bonaparte & Schlegel, 1850
The Himalayan white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus thura, described by Bonaparte & Schlegel in 1850) is a true finch belonging to the family Fringillidae. It ranges across the Himalayas, found from Afghanistan in the west, eastward across India to Tibet, Bhutan, and Nepal. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and temperate shrubland.