spectacled finch

{{Short description|Species of bird}}

{{Distinguish|Red-browed finch}}

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| name = Spectacled finch

| image = Callacanthis burtoni 64661919 (cropped).jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2018 |title=Callacanthis burtoni |volume=2018 |page=e.T22720499A132001079 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22720499A132001079.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| genus = Callacanthis

| parent_authority = Reichenbach, 1850

| species = burtoni

| authority = (Gould, 1838)

| synonyms =

}}

The spectacled finch (Callacanthis burtoni){{cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8XitjjeymKQC&q=callacanthis+burtoni&pg=PA257 |title=Finches and Sparrows |chapter=Red-browed Finch (Spectacled Finch) |first=Clement |last=Peter |author2=Harris, Alan |author3= Davis, John |year=2010 |place=London |publisher=Christopher Helm |isbn=978-1-4081-3530-3 |pages=257–258}} is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in temperate northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, ranging across Afghanistan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Its natural habitat is temperate forests with a lush landscape.

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