Carpodacus rodochroa
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The pink-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus rodochroa) is a finch in the family Fringillidae. Nicholas Aylward Vigors first described the species in 1831. It is migratory and ranges across the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, mainly in the Himalayas. It is found in Bhutan, Tibet, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Its natural habitats are boreal forests, shrub-lands, grasslands, and dry forests.
The male is bright raspberry pink with a "browed" facial pattern and faint streaking on the back. The females are brown with streaked buffy underparts, broad white eyebrows, and lightly streaked pale cheeks and throat. Having a stable population trend, the pink-browed Rosefinch is in no danger of extinction.
The pink-browed Rosefinch is a medium-sized bird, about 14-15 centimeters and 16-20 grams. It is a slender bird with a pointed beak, indented tail, and black eyes. The male is a bright raspberry color with an eyestripe and "browed" facial patterns. The bird's underparts are a reddish brown color, and the breast and upper belly are mauve. The lower belly to the undertail is white or pale pin, and the legs are pale brown.
The female mostly lacks pink color, being a variety... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Pink-browed Rosefinch sighting in Langtang National Park on a given day, based on 99 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 225 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Pink-browed Rosefinch in Langtang National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February, June and October, the lowest months. That is one of Langtang National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 390 mm in July.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pink-browed Rosefinch sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Langtang National Park, in our data
Langtang National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pink-browed Rosefinch sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Carpodacus
The closest relatives of the Pink-browed Rosefinch that you can see in Langtang National Park (genus Carpodacus, Typical Rosefinches) are Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch (about 30%), Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch (about 20%) and Spot-winged Rosefinch (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pink-browed Rosefinch is recorded against all the birds logged in Langtang National Park (99 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.
