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Great rosefinch

Carpodacus rubicilla (Güldenstädt, 1775)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The great rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilla) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 42.7 g to 44.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Great rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilla)
Photo: Alastair Rae · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the great rosefinch

Weight
42.7 g – 44.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
rockysrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the great rosefinch live?

Not recorded

What is the great rosefinch?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The great rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilla) is a species of oscine passerine bird belonging to the family Fringillidae, the finches. This finch is found in the mountains of the Caucasus and Central Asia.

From the Wikipedia article “Great rosefinch” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Great_rosefinch&oldid=1383225396), 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 great rosefinch endangered?

The great 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.

How is the great rosefinch classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyFringillidae
  6. genusCarpodacus
  7. SpeciesCarpodacus rubicilla (Güldenstädt, 1775)

Synonyms Erythrina rubicilla altaicus, Loxia rubicilla, Rubicilla rubicilla

Other names and names in other languages (44)
  • Caucasian great rosefinchEnglish
  • Spotted great rosefinchEnglish
  • Spotted great rosefinchEnglish
  • جزم كبيرArabic
  • عصفور وردي كبيرArabic
  • Голяма червена чинкаBulgarian
  • pinsà rosat del CaucasCatalan
  • hýl velkýCzech
  • llinos goch gawraiddWelsh
  • Stor RosenfinkeDanish
  • BerggimpelGerman
  • granda fringoEsperanto
  • Camachuelo grandeSpanish
  • suur-karmiinleevikeEstonian
  • rakkapunavarpunenFinnish
  • Roselin tachetéFrench
  • Rósghlasán mór CugasachIrish
  • Rose-ghlassan mooarManx
  • ורדית גדולהHebrew
  • biserasta rujnicaCroatian
  • kaukázusi pirókHungarian
  • JarpfinkaIcelandic
  • Carpodaco maggioreItalian
  • Ciuffolotto scarlatto del CaucasoItalian
  • シロボシマシコJapanese
  • დიდი კოჭობაGeorgian
  • Үлкен құралайKazakh
  • didžioji raudongalvė sniegenaLithuanian
  • dižais svilpisLatvian
  • Grote RoodmusDutch
  • fjellrosenfinkNorwegian
  • dziwonia dużaPolish
  • dziwonia kaukaskaPolish
  • pintarroxo-grandePortuguese
  • peito-carmim-grandePortuguese
  • Большая чечевицаRussian
  • DuoddarruksesbeibbošNorthern Sami
  • červenák veľkýSlovak
  • kavkaški škrlatecSlovenian
  • Velika rumenkaSerbian
  • större rosenfinkSwedish
  • Büyük ÇütreTurkish
  • чечевиця великаUkrainian
  • 大朱雀Chinese

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Relatives of the great 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 great rosefinch?

An adult great rosefinch weighs 42.7 g – 44.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the great rosefinch endangered?

The great 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 great rosefinch?

The great rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilla) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Great rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilla). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/great-rosefinch

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BibTeX
@misc{great_rosefinch_2026,
  title = {Great rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilla)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/great-rosefinch},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}