Agraphospiza rubescens
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Blanford's rosefinch (Agraphospiza rubescens) or the crimson rosefinch, is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, and Nepal. Its natural habitat is boreal forest. Blanford's rosefinch was formerly placed in the genus Carpodacus with the other rosefinches. It was moved to the monotypic genus Agraphospiza based on the results from the phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences. It differs from rosefinches in the genus Carpodacus. Both sexes have unstreaked plumage, the bill is thinner and less conical, the wings are more pointed and it has a shorter tail.
Its common name commemorates the English zoologist William Thomas Blanford. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blanford's Rosefinch sighting in Jiuzhaigou National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 122nd most-seen of the 131 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blanford's Rosefinch in Jiuzhaigou National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and July–December, the lowest months. That is one of Jiuzhaigou National Park's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain against 15 mm in December. January to March have too few records to rate.
Only Jiuzhaigou National Park, in our data
Jiuzhaigou National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Blanford's Rosefinch sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Fringillidae
The closest relatives of the Blanford's Rosefinch that you can see in Jiuzhaigou National Park (family Fringillidae, Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) are Chinese White-browed Rosefinch (about 50%), Gray-headed Bullfinch (about 50%) and Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blanford's Rosefinch is recorded against all the birds logged in Jiuzhaigou National Park (10 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.
