Carpodacus dubius
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The Chinese white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus dubius) is a true finch species (family Fringillidae). It is found in central China and eastern Tibet. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and temperate shrubland. This species was at one time considered as a subspecies of the Himalayan white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus thura) but was up-ranked to species status. This was supported by a phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequences.
The Chinese white-browed rosefinch has an average size between 9 and 25 cm in length. The male has a face and underside bright pink. The female is brown streaked all over with paler underparts. The beak is short and conical.
The Chinese white-browed rosefinch lives in central China and eastern Tibet. This species inhabits temperate forests, temperate shrublands, semi-open scrub, forests and forest edges at about 3000–4800 meters. It usually hibernates in hilly, scrubby habitats, sometimes at lower elevations. The Chinese white-browed rosefinch is adapted to a granivorous diet, feeding on the ground in small groups.
It often emits a rapid series of nasal bleats. The nest is usually situated in... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Chinese White-browed Rosefinch sighting in Jiuzhaigou National Park on a given day, based on 82 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 4th most-seen of the 131 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Chinese White-browed Rosefinch in Jiuzhaigou National Park on a given day, against about 30% in September and October, 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.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chinese White-browed Rosefinch sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Jiuzhaigou National Park, in our data
Jiuzhaigou National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Chinese White-browed Rosefinch sightings: about 50% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Carpodacus
The closest relatives of the Chinese White-browed Rosefinch that you can see in Jiuzhaigou National Park (genus Carpodacus, Typical Rosefinches) are Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch (about 20%), Three-banded Rosefinch (about 20%) and Pink-rumped Rosefinch (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chinese White-browed Rosefinch is recorded against all the birds logged in Jiuzhaigou National Park (82 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.
