Carpodacus pulcherrimus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The Himalayan beautiful rosefinch (Carpodacus pulcherrimus) is a true finch species (family Fringillidae). It is found in mid-western China and the northern Himalayas. Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 3 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch sighting in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 66th most-seen of the 122 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August and September, the lowest months. January–April and October–November have too few records to rate.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch sightings, Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Langtang National Park (Nepal, about 30%) and Jiuzhaigou National Park (China, about 20%).
Same genus: Carpodacus
The closest relatives of the Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch that you can see in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park (genus Carpodacus, Typical Rosefinches) are Chinese Beautiful Rosefinch (about 40%) and Common Rosefinch (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch is recorded against all the birds logged in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park (22 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
