Crimson-browed finch Crimson-browed finch The crimson-browed finch ("Carpodacus subhimachalus") is a true finch species (family Fringillidae). It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and temperate shrubland. This is a large finch with a large short bill. The male has a crimson red head and throat. The female has a yellow head and throat. The species was described by the British naturalist Brian Houghton Hodgson in 1836 under the binomial name "Corythus subhimachalus". The species name "subhimachalus" is derived from the Latin "sub" meaning 'beneath' and the Hindi word "himachal" meaning snow. The crimson-browed
Cassin's finch the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences. Cassin's finch, along with the purple finch and house finch, was formerly placed in the genus "Carpodacus", along with the rosefinches of Eurasia. However, the three North American species are not closely related to the Old World rosefinch radiation, and thus have been moved to the genus "Haemorhous" by most taxonomic authorities. Cassin's finch Cassin's finch ("Haemorhous cassinii") is a bird in the finch family, Fringillidae. This species and the other "American rosefinches" are placed in the genus "Haemorhous". Adults have a short forked brown tail and brown wings. They have a longer bill