Avibase: Procarduelis nipalensis (Dark-breasted Rosefinch)

Dark-breasted Rosefinch

Procarduelis nipalensis (Hodgson, BH 1836)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Dark-breasted Rosefinch - Procarduelis nipalensis	vir joshi	2015-03-28	Mandal, Chamoli, Uttarakhand, Chamoli (India) (1500 m)	call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	256163 xeno-canto.org
Dark-breasted Rosefinch - Procarduelis nipalensis	Marc Anderson	2012-03-21	near Ghopte, Bagmati, Central Region, Bagmati (Nepal) (3400 m)	call - bird-seen:no	466630 xeno-canto.org
Dark-breasted Rosefinch - Procarduelis nipalensis	Ansar Ahmad Bhat	2021-09-17	, Ganderbal (India)	-	370333941 macaulaylibrary.org
Dark-breasted Rosefinch - Procarduelis nipalensis nipalensis	Frank Lambert	2013-04-10	Mishmi Hills nr Muyudia Pass, Arunachal Pradesh, Lower Dibang Valley (former) (India) (2650 m)	call, female - Same bird as on XC157632, with a second bird calling as well towards the end of the cut bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	157633 xeno-canto.org
Dark-breasted Rosefinch - Procarduelis nipalensis nipalensis	Frank Lambert	2013-04-08	Mishmi Hills nr Muyudia Pass, Arunachal Pradesh, Lower Dibang Valley (former) (India) (2650 m)	call, female - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	157631 xeno-canto.org
Dark-breasted Rosefinch - Procarduelis nipalensis	Marc Anderson	2012-03-21	near Ghopte, Bagmati, Central Region, Bagmati (Nepal) (3400 m)	call - bird-seen:no	466629 xeno-canto.org
Dark-breasted Rosefinch - Procarduelis nipalensis	Peter Boesman	2024-05-24	Balang Shan, Sichuan, Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang (China) (? m)	call - Contact calls and interaction calls between male and female	916538 xeno-canto.org
Dark-breasted Rosefinch - Procarduelis nipalensis nipalensis	Ding Li Yong	2025-06-07	Balangshan Road, Sichuan, Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang (China) (3600 m)	call - [sono]	1004700 xeno-canto.org
Dark-breasted Rosefinch - Procarduelis nipalensis nipalensis	Ding Li Yong	2025-06-07	Balang Shan Road, Wolong, Sichuan, Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang (China) (3600 m)	call - [sono]	1016108 xeno-canto.org
Dark-breasted Rosefinch - Procarduelis nipalensis	Zhou Zhe 周哲	2023-06-17	Balang Shan, Wolong, Sichuan, Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang (China) (3600 m)	call - [sono]	812444 xeno-canto.org
Dark-breasted Rosefinch - Procarduelis nipalensis	Ian Davies	2016-05-30	Balangshan--tunnel area, Sichuan, China, Sichuan (China)	-	30554011 macaulaylibrary.org
Dark-breasted Rosefinch - Procarduelis nipalensis	Peter Ericsson	2015-06-08	Trongsa, Tongsa (Bhutan) (2900 m)	call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	256680 xeno-canto.org
Dark-breasted Rosefinch - Procarduelis nipalensis	Ian Davies	2016-05-30	Balangshan--tunnel area, Sichuan, China, Sichuan (China)	-	30553791 macaulaylibrary.org
Dark-breasted Rosefinch - Procarduelis nipalensis	Peter Boesman	2024-05-24	Balang Shan, Sichuan, Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang (China) (? m)	call - Call and faint contact calls	916537 xeno-canto.org
Dark-breasted Rosefinch - Procarduelis nipalensis nipalensis	Frank Lambert	2013-04-10	Mishmi Hills nr Muyudia Pass, Arunachal Pradesh, Lower Dibang Valley (former) (India) (2650 m)	call, female - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	157632 xeno-canto.org
Dark-breasted Rosefinch - Procarduelis nipalensis nipalensis	Mike Nelson	2012-11-04	Road to Chele La, Paro (Bhutan) (3800 m)	call - A large group of birds mixed with Pink Browed Rosefinch, some Plain Mountain Finch and Red Crossbills were seen higher up in the fir these birds were feeding in. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	114923 xeno-canto.org
Dark-breasted Rosefinch - Procarduelis nipalensis	Sander Pieterse	2014-07-14	near Huayanzi tunnel, Balang Shan, Sichuan, Sichuan (China) (3500 m)	male, song - Male perched on top of concrete pole (+10 m high) along old closed road around the Huayanzi tunnel, looking over the valley. Light drizzle. The simple sparrow-like chirping is supposedly the song of this species. The loud song heard through the recording is from Common Rosefinch, omnipresent at this site. Recorded with internal microphone of Edirol R09-HR. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	267905 xeno-canto.org
Dark-breasted Rosefinch - Procarduelis nipalensis nipalensis	Frank Lambert	2014-06-05	Wolong-Balangshan Rd, tunnel area, Sichuan, Sichuan (China) (3500 m)	call, male - [The bird was seen, but not actually seen vocalizing] bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	183338 xeno-canto.org
Dark-breasted Rosefinch - Procarduelis nipalensis	Edward W. Cronin, Jr.	1973-07-08	Sankhuwa Sabha District; Upper Arun Valley, Nepal, Nepal (Nepal)	-	12933 macaulaylibrary.org
Dark-breasted Rosefinch - Procarduelis nipalensis nipalensis	Ding Li Yong	2025-06-07	Balang Shan Road, Wolong, Sichuan, Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang (China) (3600 m)	call - [sono]	1016107 xeno-canto.org
Dark-breasted Rosefinch - Procarduelis nipalensis	Mike Dooher	2016-01-19	Pemayangtse Monastery, West Sikkim, Sikkim, Gyalshing (former) (India) (2100 m)	call - Wind rumble removed with Spectralayers bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	376088 xeno-canto.org
Dark-breasted Rosefinch - Procarduelis nipalensis	王自堃	2025-10-04	Wolong-Balangshan Rd, bends below tunnel, Sichuan, Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang (China) (3000 m)	call - [sono]	1052027 xeno-canto.org
Dark-breasted Rosefinch - Procarduelis nipalensis	Peter Boesman	2024-05-24	, Sichuan (China)	-	620499627 macaulaylibrary.org
Dark-breasted Rosefinch - Procarduelis nipalensis	Sahana M	2023-04-26	, Tawang (India)	-	585419721 macaulaylibrary.org

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