Pallas's Rosefinch

Pallas's Rosefinch

Carpodacus roseus

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Seoul

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

75 Verified sightings at Seoul
December Best month

About the Pallas's Rosefinch

Pallas's rosefinch (Carpodacus roseus) is a species of bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is found in China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Mongolia, and Russia. Birds are occasionally reported from further west and there are records from several European regions, including Britain, but the cage-bird trade makes the origin of some such birds hard to assess. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and boreal shrubland.

Pallas's rosefinch is around 16–17.5 cm in length. It is a medium-sized to large slender rosefinch with a long notched tail. Like many other finches, it has a short grayish bill used most often for eating seeds. An adult male has a rose red breast and head, with white spots on the crown and throat. Female is mostly brown with a white belly, a streaked breast, and an reddish-brown head. They both have pale wingbars.

They're found throughout Central and Southeastern Russia, Mongolia, and China and Japan in the non-breeding season. They rarely travel to Europe or the Americas, but cases have been noted. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Japan · 2024

© Barry Edmonston · XC884669 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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China · 2023

© 王自堃 · XC843116 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Russian Federation · 2019

© Benjamin Drillat · XC482723 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tianjin 🇨🇳 China
~10%
2 Seoul 🇰🇷 South Korea
<5%
3 Beijing 🇨🇳 China
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pallas's Rosefinch in Seoul?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pallas's Rosefinch sighting in Seoul on a given day, based on 75 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 141st most-seen of the 231 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Pallas's Rosefinch in Seoul?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pallas's Rosefinch in Seoul on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

Is Seoul the best place to see a Pallas's Rosefinch?

2nd of 3

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Pallas's Rosefinch sightings, Seoul ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Tianjin (China, about 10%).

Where does the Pallas's Rosefinch sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pallas's Rosefinch is recorded against all the birds logged in Seoul (75 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.

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