Carpodacus waltoni
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The pink-rumped rosefinch (Carpodacus waltoni) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in central China and eastern Tibet. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland. Its most peculiar characteristic is the pink colour of its wings. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pink-rumped Rosefinch sighting in Jiuzhaigou National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 70th most-seen of the 131 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pink-rumped Rosefinch in Jiuzhaigou National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November, the lowest month. That is one of Jiuzhaigou National Park's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain against 15 mm in December. January to March have too few records to rate.
Between 4 and 7 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pink-rumped 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.
Only Jiuzhaigou National Park, in our data
Jiuzhaigou National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pink-rumped Rosefinch sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Carpodacus
The closest relatives of the Pink-rumped Rosefinch that you can see in Jiuzhaigou National Park (genus Carpodacus, Typical Rosefinches) are Chinese White-browed Rosefinch (about 50%), Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch (about 20%) and Three-banded Rosefinch (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pink-rumped Rosefinch is recorded against all the birds logged in Jiuzhaigou National Park (16 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.
