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Red-fronted rosefinch

Carpodacus puniceus (Blyth, 1845)

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The red-fronted rosefinch (Carpodacus puniceus) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 46.6 g to 50.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red-fronted rosefinch (Carpodacus puniceus)
Photo: Creator:Henrik Gronvold · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-fronted rosefinch

Weight
46.6 g – 50.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4src for Young per litter or clutch
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 red-fronted rosefinch live?

Not recorded

What is the red-fronted rosefinch?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-fronted rosefinch (Carpodacus Puniceus) is a species of rosefinch in the finch family Fringillidae. It is sometimes placed in the monotypic genus Pyrrhospiza.

found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.

Its natural habitat is montane tundra.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-fronted rosefinch” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-fronted_rosefinch&oldid=1315210683), 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 red-fronted rosefinch endangered?

The red-fronted 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 red-fronted rosefinch classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyFringillidae
  6. genusCarpodacus
  7. SpeciesCarpodacus puniceus (Blyth, 1845)

Synonyms Carpodacus puniceus szetchuanus, Pyrrhospiza longirostris, Pyrrhospiza punicea, Pyrrhospiza puniceus szetschuanus

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • Rose-breasted rosefinchEnglish
  • جزم أحمر الوجهArabic
  • جزم أحمر الجبهةArabic
  • عصفور وردي أحمر الجبهةArabic
  • Червеночела червена чинкаBulgarian
  • pinsà pit-roigCatalan
  • hýl velehorskýCzech
  • hýl hnědobřichýCzech
  • llinos frongoch AsiaWelsh
  • Rosenbrystet RosenfinkeDanish
  • FelsengimpelGerman
  • ruĝfrunta fringoEsperanto
  • Camachuelo frentirrojoSpanish
  • liustiku-karmiinleevikeEstonian
  • pahtapunavarpunenFinnish
  • Roselin à gorge rougeFrench
  • Rósghlasán broinndheargIrish
  • crvenolica rujnicaCroatian
  • sziklai pirókHungarian
  • Carpodaco pettorossoItalian
  • Ciuffolotto roseo fronterossaItalian
  • ムネアカマシコJapanese
  • Жартас құралайыKazakh
  • raudongurklė sniegenaLithuanian
  • sarkankrūšu svilpisLatvian
  • BergroodmusDutch
  • rubinfinkNorwegian
  • dziwonia czerwonogardłaPolish
  • pintarroxo-de-testa-vermelhaPortuguese
  • pintarroxo-de-fronte-vermelhaPortuguese
  • Красный вьюрокRussian
  • Красная чечевицаRussian
  • Скальная чечевицаRussian
  • červenák vrchovskýSlovak
  • Crvenočela rumenkaSerbian
  • långnäbbad rosenfinkSwedish
  • Kızıl Alınlı ÇütreTurkish
  • чечевиця червоногорлаUkrainian
  • 紅腰朱雀Chinese
  • 红胸朱雀Chinese

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Relatives of the red-fronted rosefinch

Other species in the same genus Carpodacus.

CompareRed-fronted rosefinch vs Common rosefinchRed-fronted rosefinch vs Pallas's rosefinchRed-fronted rosefinch vs Great rosefinchRed-fronted rosefinch vs Siberian long-tailed rosefinch

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the red-fronted rosefinch?

An adult red-fronted rosefinch weighs 46.6 g – 50.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-fronted rosefinch endangered?

The red-fronted 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 red-fronted rosefinch?

The red-fronted rosefinch (Carpodacus puniceus) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{red_fronted_rosefinch_2026,
  title = {Red-fronted rosefinch (Carpodacus puniceus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-fronted-rosefinch},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}