Carpodacus trifasciatus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The three-banded rosefinch (Carpodacus trifasciatus) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in central China. It's natural habitat is in temperate forests. Singh A., Mondal H.S., Jathar G. (2021). Occurrence of the Three-banded Rosefinch Carpodacus trifasciatus in Arunachal Pradesh, India. Indian BIRDS 17(1): 17-18. https://indianbirds.in/pdfs/IB_17_1_SinghETAL_ThreebandedRosefinch.pdf
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China |
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Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Three-banded Rosefinch sighting in Jiuzhaigou National Park on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 51st most-seen of the 131 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April to June
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Three-banded Rosefinch in Jiuzhaigou National Park on a given day, against about 10% in July to December, the lowest months. Those are among Jiuzhaigou National Park's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month 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 Three-banded Rosefinch sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 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 Three-banded Rosefinch sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Carpodacus
The closest relatives of the Three-banded 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 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 Three-banded Rosefinch is recorded against all the birds logged in Jiuzhaigou National Park (24 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.
