Carpodacus vinaceus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The vinaceous rosefinch (Carpodacus vinaceus) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Nepal, China and far northern Myanmar. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical dry forests.
The Taiwan rosefinch is often considered a subspecies. It feeds mainly upon small worms and seeds. It will sometimes pick through trash piles to find food, hence the nickname "Garbage Bird". The Vinaceous Rosefinch is a medium-sized finch. The male is a dark crimson with brownish-black tail and wings, while the female is olive-brown with black spots.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Vinaceous 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 108th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June, August and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Vinaceous Rosefinch in Jiuzhaigou National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July, September and November–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.
Only Jiuzhaigou National Park, in our data
Jiuzhaigou National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Vinaceous Rosefinch sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Carpodacus
The closest relatives of the Vinaceous 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 Vinaceous 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.
