Common Rosefinch (Male)

Carpodacus erythrinu

Spotted this among a flock foraging in the wheat fields of a village in Hemis

Photographed at: Ladakh, J&K, India on 2013-08-11

Album: Ladakh - 2013

Brilliantly colored bird that can be seen all over Asia and Europe

Family: Fringillidae

Name in Kannada: ಕೇಸರಿ ಗುಬ್ಬಿ