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Dark-rumped rosefinch

Carpodacus edwardsii J. Verreaux, 1871

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The dark-rumped rosefinch (Carpodacus edwardsii) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 26.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Dark-rumped rosefinch (Carpodacus edwardsii)
Photo: Josèphe Huët · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the dark-rumped rosefinch

Weight
26.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the dark-rumped rosefinch live?

Not recorded

What is the dark-rumped rosefinch?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The dark-rumped rosefinch (Carpodacus edwardsii) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.

It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, and Nepal. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

From the Wikipedia article “Dark-rumped rosefinch” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dark-rumped_rosefinch&oldid=1380740073), 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 dark-rumped rosefinch endangered?

The dark-rumped 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 dark-rumped rosefinch classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyFringillidae
  6. genusCarpodacus
  7. SpeciesCarpodacus edwardsii J. Verreaux, 1871

Synonyms Carpodacus edwardsii tongluersis, Propasser saturatus

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • جزم داكن الردفArabic
  • عصفور وردي داكن الردفArabic
  • pinsà rosat d'EdwardsCatalan
  • hýl růžovohrdlýCzech
  • llinos goch fawrWelsh
  • Brun RosenfinkeDanish
  • EdwardsgimpelGerman
  • Edwards-GimpelGerman
  • malhelpuga fringoEsperanto
  • Camachuelo de EdwardsSpanish
  • pruun-karmiinleevikeEstonian
  • ruskopunavarpunenFinnish
  • Roselin d'EdwardsFrench
  • Roselin d’EdwardsFrench
  • kestenjastoleđa rujnicaCroatian
  • Edwards-pirókHungarian
  • Carpodaco groppascuraItalian
  • Ciuffolotto roseo groppascuraItalian
  • チャゴシマシコJapanese
  • Edvardso sniegenaLithuanian
  • brūnsprākles svilpisLatvian
  • Bruine RoodmusDutch
  • dziwonia różowogardłaPolish
  • pintarroxo-castanhoPortuguese
  • pintarroxo-de-sobre-escuroPortuguese
  • Чечевица ЭдвардсаRussian
  • Темноспинная чечевицаRussian
  • červenák orgovánovýSlovak
  • Rumenka tamnih leđaSerbian
  • brun rosenfinkSwedish
  • Edwards ÇütresiTurkish
  • чечевиця рожевогорлаUkrainian
  • 棕朱雀Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the dark-rumped 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 dark-rumped rosefinch?

An adult dark-rumped rosefinch weighs 26.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the dark-rumped rosefinch endangered?

The dark-rumped 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 dark-rumped rosefinch?

The dark-rumped rosefinch (Carpodacus edwardsii) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dark-rumped rosefinch (Carpodacus edwardsii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dark-rumped-rosefinch

MLA

“Dark-rumped rosefinch (Carpodacus edwardsii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dark-rumped-rosefinch.

BibTeX
@misc{dark_rumped_rosefinch_2026,
  title = {Dark-rumped rosefinch (Carpodacus edwardsii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dark-rumped-rosefinch},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}