Carpodacus rubicilloides
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The streaked rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilloides) is a true finch species (family Fringillidae). It is found on the Himalayan Plateau. Its natural habitat is boreal shrubland. Two subspecies are recognised: C. r. rubicilloides - eastern Tibet to central and southern China Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hemis National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Rosefinch sighting in Jiuzhaigou National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 91st most-seen of the 131 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Rosefinch in Jiuzhaigou National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July and September–December, the lowest months. Those are among Jiuzhaigou National Park's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in December. January to March have too few records to rate.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Streaked Rosefinch sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Streaked Rosefinch sightings, Jiuzhaigou National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Hemis National Park (India, about 20%).
Same genus: Carpodacus
The closest relatives of the Streaked 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 Streaked Rosefinch is recorded against all the birds logged in Jiuzhaigou National Park (12 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.
