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Scarlet finch

Carpodacus sipahi (Hodgson, 1836)

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The scarlet finch (Carpodacus sipahi) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 39.5 g to 40 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Scarlet finch (Carpodacus sipahi)
Photo: Koshy Koshy from Faridabad, Haryana, India · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the scarlet finch

Weight
39.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the scarlet finch

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Scarlet finch (Carpodacus sipahi)
Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the scarlet finch live?

Not recorded

What is the scarlet finch?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The scarlet finch (Carpodacus sipahi) is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.

It is found in the Himalayas from Uttarakhand state in the Indian Himalayas eastwards across Nepal, stretching further east to the adjacent hills of Northeast India and Southeast Asia as far south as Thailand. It is resident in the Himalayas, but many birds winter to the immediate south. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.

It was described by the British naturalist Brian Houghton Hodgson in 1836 under the binomial name Corythus sipahi. The species name sipahi comes from the Hindustani word sipāhi for a soldier or the Anglicised form sepoy, for the red uniform worn by those in the employment of the East India Company.

The scarlet finch was formerly placed in the monotypic genus Haematospiza but was moved to the rosefinch genus Carpodacus based on the results of molecular phylogenetic studies.

From the Wikipedia article “Scarlet finch” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scarlet_finch&oldid=1316586555), 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 scarlet finch endangered?

The scarlet finch 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 scarlet finch classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyFringillidae
  6. genusCarpodacus
  7. SpeciesCarpodacus sipahi (Hodgson, 1836)

Synonyms Corythus sipahi, Haematospiza boetonensis, Haematospiza sipahi, Loxia boetonensis, Loxia butanensis, Loxia cristata, Loxia indica

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • جزم قرمزيArabic
  • pinsà escarlataCatalan
  • hýl šarlatovýCzech
  • Pinc ysgarladWelsh
  • SkarlagenfinkeDanish
  • ScharlachgimpelGerman
  • skarlata fringoEsperanto
  • Skarlata karpodakoEsperanto
  • Camachuelo escarlataSpanish
  • verileevikeEstonian
  • سهره سرخPersian
  • tulitaviokuurnaFinnish
  • Roselin cipayeFrench
  • Cipaye écarlateFrench
  • crvena rujnicaCroatian
  • vérsüvöltőHungarian
  • Fringuello scarlattoItalian
  • Ciuffolotto fiammanteItalian
  • シュイロマシコJapanese
  • raudonasis kikilisLithuanian
  • sarkanais svilpisLatvian
  • सिपाही तितुNepali
  • Scharlaken DikbekDutch
  • skarlagenfinkNorwegian
  • dziwonia szkarłatnaPolish
  • pintarroxo-escarlatePortuguese
  • Алый вьюрокRussian
  • Алая чечевицаRussian
  • červenák sipahiSlovak
  • Skerletna rumenkaSerbian
  • scharlakansrosenfinkSwedish
  • นกจาบปีกอ่อนสีแดงThai
  • Al ÇütreTurkish
  • чечевиця вогнистаUkrainian
  • смеречник вогнистийUkrainian
  • Mỏ to lưng đỏVietnamese
  • 血雀Chinese

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Relatives of the scarlet finch

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 scarlet finch?

An adult scarlet finch weighs 39.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the scarlet finch endangered?

The scarlet finch 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 scarlet finch?

The scarlet finch (Carpodacus sipahi) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{scarlet_finch_2026,
  title = {Scarlet finch (Carpodacus sipahi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/scarlet-finch},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}