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Sinai rosefinch

Carpodacus synoicus (Temminck, 1825)

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The sinai rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 20.7 g to 21.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Sinai rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus)
Photo: Alastair Rae from London, United Kingdom · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the sinai rosefinch

Weight
20.7 g – 21.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
desertsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the sinai rosefinch

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Sinai rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus)
Tino Strauss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the sinai rosefinch live?

Not recorded

What is the sinai rosefinch?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Sinai rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. The male has a pink face and breast with a whitish forehead and crown and the female is pale gray-brown overall with a whitish belly. It is found in the Sinai Peninsula and the Negev region of the Middle East, within the borders of Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. Its natural habitat is hot deserts. The pale rosefinch is sometimes considered a subspecies. It is the national bird of Jordan.

From the Wikipedia article “Sinai rosefinch” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sinai_rosefinch&oldid=1365417921), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the sinai rosefinch endangered?

The sinai rosefinch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the sinai rosefinch classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyFringillidae
  6. genusCarpodacus
  7. SpeciesCarpodacus synoicus (Temminck, 1825)

Synonyms Carpodacus sinaiticus, Carpodacus synoicus synoicus, Pyrrhula synoica

Other names and names in other languages (44)
  • Pale rosefinchEnglish
  • Pale rosefinchEnglish
  • جزم سينائيArabic
  • العصفور الوردي السينائيArabic
  • حسون وردي سنائيArabic
  • Синайска червена чинкаBulgarian
  • pinsà rosat del SinaíCatalan
  • hýl plavýCzech
  • hýl sinajskýCzech
  • llinos goch SinaiWelsh
  • Sinai KarmindompapDanish
  • Sinai-karmindompapDanish
  • EinödgimpelGerman
  • sinaja fringoEsperanto
  • Camachuelo del SinaíSpanish
  • hele-karmiinleevikeEstonian
  • rotkopunavarpunenFinnish
  • Roselin du SinaïFrench
  • Rósghlasán SiníochIrish
  • ורדית סיניHebrew
  • sinajska rujnicaCroatian
  • sivatagi pirókHungarian
  • RoðafinkaIcelandic
  • Ciuffolotto del SinaiItalian
  • Ciuffolotto scarlatto del SinaiItalian
  • サバクマシコJapanese
  • sinajinė raudongalvė sniegenaLithuanian
  • Sinajas svilpisLatvian
  • SinaïroodmusDutch
  • ørkenrosenfinkNorwegian
  • dziwonia synajskaPolish
  • pintarroxo-do-sinaiPortuguese
  • peito-rosado-do-sinaiPortuguese
  • Бледная чечевицаRussian
  • Синайская чечевицаRussian
  • SáttoruksesbeibbošNorthern Sami
  • červenák napájadlovýSlovak
  • puščavski škrlatecSlovenian
  • Sinajska rumenkaSerbian
  • sinairosenfinkSwedish
  • Sina ÇütresiTurkish
  • чечевиця блідаUkrainian
  • 西沙色朱雀Chinese
  • 西奈淡色朱雀Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the sinai rosefinch

Other species in the same genus Carpodacus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the sinai rosefinch?

An adult sinai rosefinch weighs 20.7 g – 21.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the sinai rosefinch endangered?

The sinai rosefinch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the sinai rosefinch?

The sinai rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sinai rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sinai-rosefinch

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BibTeX
@misc{sinai_rosefinch_2026,
  title = {Sinai rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sinai-rosefinch},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}