Carpodacus puniceus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The red-fronted rosefinch (Carpodacus Puniceus) is a species of rosefinch in the finch family Fringillidae. It is sometimes placed in the monotypic genus Pyrrhospiza. found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.
Its natural habitat is montane tundra. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-fronted Rosefinch sighting in Langtang National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 188th most-seen of the 225 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-fronted Rosefinch in Langtang National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and June–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-fronted 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.
Only Langtang National Park, in our data
Langtang National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Red-fronted Rosefinch sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Carpodacus
The closest relatives of the Red-fronted Rosefinch that you can see in Langtang National Park (genus Carpodacus, Typical Rosefinches) are Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch (about 30%), Pink-browed Rosefinch (about 30%) and Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-fronted Rosefinch is recorded against all the birds logged in Langtang National Park (18 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.
