Carpodacus rodopeplus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The spot-winged rosefinch (Carpodacus rodopeplus), also known as the spotted rosefinch, is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in India and Nepal. Sharpe's rosefinch was formerly considered conspecific with it. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
Rasmussen, P.C. 2005. Revised species limits and field identification of Asian rosefinches. BirdingAsia number 3: 18–27. Rasmussen, P.C., and J.C. Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia. The Ripley guide. Volume 2: attributes and status. Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions, Washington D.C. and Barcelona Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-winged Rosefinch sighting in Langtang National Park on a given day, based on 54 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 72nd most-seen of the 225 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.
February
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-winged Rosefinch in Langtang National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, the lowest month. That is one of Langtang National Park's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain against 390 mm in July.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spot-winged Rosefinch sightings with a recorded time, and about half 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 Spot-winged Rosefinch sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Carpodacus
The closest relatives of the Spot-winged 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 Spot-winged Rosefinch is recorded against all the birds logged in Langtang National Park (54 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.
