Carpodacus erythrinus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The common rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) or scarlet rosefinch is the most widespread and common rosefinch of Asia and Europe. In a molecular phylogenetic study of the finch family published in 2012, Zuccon and colleagues found that the common rosefinch fell outside the core Carpodacus rosefinch clade and was a sister to the scarlet finch (at the time Haematospiza sipahi). They recommended that the common rosefinch should be moved to a new monotypic genus with the resurrected name of Erythrina. The British Ornithologists' Union accepted this proposal, but the International Ornithological Union chose instead to adopt a more inclusive Carpodacus that retained the common rosefinch in the rosefinch genus.
The genus name is from Ancient Greek karpos, "fruit" and dakno, "to bite", and the specific erythrinus is from Latin erythros, "red". The common rosefinch is 13–15 cm (5.1–5.9 in) in length. It has a stout and conical bill. The mature male has brilliant rosy-carmine head, breast and rump; heavy bill; dark brown wings with two indistinct bars, and a white belly. Females and young males are dull-colored with yellowish-brown above, brighter on the rump... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 2 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Hemis National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 6 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 9 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 11 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 12 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 13 | Gir National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 16 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 19 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 20 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 21 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 22 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 23 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulaanbaatar | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 2 | Tashkent | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | |
| 3 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 4 | Gwalior | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Tehran | 🇮🇷 Iran | |
| 6 | Helsinki | 🇫🇮 Finland | |
| 7 | Moscow | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 8 | Ürümqi | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 9 | Dushanbe | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | |
| 10 | Dehradun | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Rosefinch sighting in Islamabad on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 63rd most-seen of the 123 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Rosefinch in Islamabad on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Rosefinch sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
19th of 47
Of the 47 cities where we can rate Common Rosefinch sightings, Islamabad ranks 19th at under 5%. The best odds are in Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia, about 20%), Tashkent (Uzbekistan, about 20%) and Novosibirsk (Russia, about 20%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Common Rosefinch that you can see in Islamabad (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are House Crow (over 90%), House Sparrow (about 70%) and Oriental Magpie-Robin (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Rosefinch is recorded against all the birds logged in Islamabad (39 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
