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Sillem's Rosefinch

Carpodacus sillemi (Roselaar, CS 1992)

Sillem's mountain finch, also known as Sillem's rosefinch or tawny-headed mountain finch is a species of rosefinch in the finch family. It is found only in China and was only known from two specimens collected in 1929 from the Aksai Chin area of southern Xinjiang Autonomous Region. In 2012, the bird was photographed 1500 km from the original collection location. This species was originally placed in the genus Leucosticte but a phylogenetic study using mitochondrial DNA sequences published in 2016 found that Sillem's mountain finch was a sister species to the Tibetan rosefinch. The International Ornithological Committee therefore moved Sillem's mountain finch to the genus Carpodacus. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Fringillidae
Genus:
   Carpodacus
Scientific:
  Carpodacus sillemi


Original description

Citation:
  (Roselaar, CS 1992)

Reference:
   Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 112 p.226

Protonym:
  Leucosticte sillemi

Type locality:
  Kushku Maidan, 5125 m, W Tibetan Plateau, China (Tibet)

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/123709#page/534/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  4C9486AE8D34946B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-4C9486AE

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/4C9486AE


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560782


DATA DEFICIENT

Geographic range:

  • Carpodacus sillemi: mountains of western Tibet
English:
Sillem's Rosefinch
Catalan:
pinsà montà de Sillem
Czech:
pěnkavice tibetská
Danish:
Sillems Fjeldfinke
German:
Sillemgimpel
Spanish:
Pinzón Montano de Sillem
Spanish (Spain):
Pinzón montano de Sillem
Finnish:
tiibetinvuoripeippo
French:
Roselin de Sillem
Croatian:
cimetastoglava rujnica
Italian:
Fringuello montano di Sillem
Japanese (romaji):
chibettomashiko
Japanese:
チベットマシコ
Lithuanian:
Tibetinis kalninis kikilis
Dutch:
Sillems Roodmus
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Karakoramrosenfink
Norwegian:
hettefjellfink
Polish:
dziwonia tybetańska
Portuguese:
Pinzão-montês-de-cabeça-parda
Portuguese (Portugal):
pintarroxo-montês-de-cabeça-castanha
Russian:
Куньлуньская чечевица
Slovak:
červenák tibetský
Serbian:
Silemova rumenka
Swedish:
Sillems alpfink
Ukrainian:
Катуньчик тибетський
Chinese:
褐头岭雀
Chinese (Traditional):
山朱雀


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Sillem's Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Sillem's Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Sillem's Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Sillem's Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Sillem's Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Sillem's Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Sillem's Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Sillem's Mountain-Finch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Sillem's Mountain-finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Sillem's Mountain-finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Sillem's Mountain-finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Sillem's Mountain-finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Sillem's Mountain-finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Sillem's Mountain-finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Sillem's Mountain-finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Sillem's Mountain-finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Sillem's Mountain-finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Sillem's Mountain-finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Sillem's Mountain-finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Roselin de Sillem ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Tawny-headed Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Tawny-headed Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Tawny-headed Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Tawny-headed Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Tawny-headed Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Tawny-headed Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Tawny-headed Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Tawny-headed Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Tawny-headed Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Tawny-headed Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Tawny-headed Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Tawny-headed Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Tawny-headed Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Tawny-headed Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Tawny-headed Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Tawny-headed Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Tawny-headed Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Tawny-headed Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Tawny-headed Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Tawny-headed Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Tawny-headed Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Tawny-headed Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Tawny-headed Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Tawny-headed Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Sillem's Rosy Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Sillem's Mountain-finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Sillem's Mountain-finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Sillem's Rosefinch ( Carpodacus sillemi) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Sillem's Mountain Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Sillem's Mountain-Finch ( Leucosticte sillemi) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Leucosticte sillemi [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Leucosticte sillemi [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Leucosticte brandti or Carpodacus sillemi (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: pinsà montà de Sillem
Czech: pěnkavice tibetská, pěnkice tibetská
Danish: Sillems Fjeldfinke, Sillems Rosenfinke
German: Sillemgimpel, Sillemschneegimpel
English: Sillem's Mountain Finch, Sillem's Mountain-Finch, Sillem's Rosefinch, Sillem's Rosy Finch, Tawny-headed Mountain-Finch
English, HBW: Sillem's Rosefinch
English (IOC): Sillem's Mountain Finch
English (United States): Sillem's Rosefinch
Esperanto: Silema leŭkostikto
Spanish: Pinzón Montano de Sillem
Spanish (Spain): Pinzón montano de Sillem
Spanish (HBW): Tawny-headed Mountain-Finch
Estonian: kahk-karmiinleevike, tiibeti mägivint
Finnish: tiibetinvuoripeippo
French: Roselin de Silem, Roselin de Sillem
Croatian: cimetastoglava rujnica
Italian: Fringuello montano di Sillem
Japanese (romaji): chibettomashiko
Japanese: チベットマシコ
Scientific: Carpodacus sillemi, Leucosticte sillemi
Lithuanian: Tibetinis kalninis kikilis
Latvian: Tibetas žubīte
Dutch: Sillems Bergvink, Sillems Roodmus
Norwegian Nynorsk: Karakoramrosenfink
Norwegian: Hettefjellfink, Karakoramfjellfink, Karakoramrosenfink
Polish: dziwonia tybetańska, góralka tybetanska, góralka tybetańska
Portuguese: Pinzão-montês-de-cabeça-parda
Portuguese (Portugal): pintarroxo-montês-de-cabeça-castanha
Russian: Горный силлемский вьюрок, Куньлуньская чечевица, Силлемский горный вьюрок
Slovak: červenák tibetský, horniačka hôľna
Serbian: Silemova rumenka
Swedish: Sillems alpfink, Sillems rosenfink
Turkish: Sillem alameceği
Ukrainian: Катуньчик тибетський
Chinese: 桂红头岭雀, 褐头岭雀
Chinese (Traditional): 山朱雀, 棕頭嶺雀〔西林氏嶺雀〕

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