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Pale rosefinch

Carpodacus stoliczkae (Hume, 1874)

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The pale rosefinch (Carpodacus stoliczkae) 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.

Pale rosefinch (Carpodacus stoliczkae)
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Quick facts about the pale 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

Where does the pale rosefinch live?

Not recorded

What is the pale rosefinch?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The pale rosefinch (Carpodacus stoliczkae) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Afghanistan and China. It was formerly considered conspecific with the Sinai rosefinch. Its natural habitat is hot deserts.

From the Wikipedia article “Pale rosefinch” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pale_rosefinch&oldid=1379872857), 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 pale rosefinch endangered?

The pale 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 pale rosefinch classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyFringillidae
  6. genusCarpodacus
  7. SpeciesCarpodacus stoliczkae (Hume, 1874)

Synonyms Propasser stoliczkae

Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • جزم شاحبArabic
  • Bleg KarmindompapDanish
  • FahlgimpelGerman
  • pala fringoEsperanto
  • Camachuelo pálidoSpanish
  • ylänköpunavarpunenFinnish
  • Roselin pâleFrench
  • svijetla rujnicaCroatian
  • Carpodaco pallidoItalian
  • ウスマシコJapanese
  • Bleke RoodmusDutch
  • dziwonia bladaPolish
  • pintarroxo-pálidoPortuguese
  • peito-rosado-pálidoPortuguese
  • Уйгурская чечевицаRussian
  • červenák StoličkovSlovak
  • Bleda rumenkaSerbian
  • blek rosenfinkSwedish
  • Solgun ÇütreTurkish
  • чечевиця синьцзянськаUkrainian
  • 沙色朱雀Chinese
  • 淡色朱雀Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the pale 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 pale rosefinch?

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

Is the pale rosefinch endangered?

The pale 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 pale rosefinch?

The pale rosefinch (Carpodacus stoliczkae) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pale rosefinch (Carpodacus stoliczkae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pale-rosefinch

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BibTeX
@misc{pale_rosefinch_2026,
  title = {Pale rosefinch (Carpodacus stoliczkae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pale-rosefinch},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}