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Streaked rosefinch

Carpodacus rubicilloides Przewalski, 1876

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The streaked rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilloides) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 41 g to 42.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Streaked rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilloides)
Photo: Nikolay Przhevalsky · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the streaked rosefinch

Weight
41 g – 42.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4src 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 streaked rosefinch live?

Not recorded

What is the streaked rosefinch?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The streaked rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilloides) is a true finch species (family Fringillidae). It is found on the Himalayan Plateau. Its natural habitat is boreal shrubland.

Two subspecies are recognised:

C. r. rubicilloides - eastern Tibet to central and southern China

C. r. lucifer - southern Tibet and the Himalayas

From the Wikipedia article “Streaked rosefinch” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Streaked_rosefinch&oldid=1354932050), 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 streaked rosefinch endangered?

The streaked 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 streaked rosefinch classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyFringillidae
  6. genusCarpodacus
  7. SpeciesCarpodacus rubicilloides Przewalski, 1876

Synonyms Rubicilla rubicilloides

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • جزم مخططArabic
  • عصفور وردي مخططArabic
  • pinsà rosat d'estriesCatalan
  • hýl většíCzech
  • llinos goch resogWelsh
  • Stribet RosenfinkeDanish
  • AlpengimpelGerman
  • AlpenkarmingimpelGerman
  • GebirgsgimpelGerman
  • StreifengimpelGerman
  • streka fringoEsperanto
  • Camachuelo estriadoSpanish
  • tähnik-karmiinleevikeEstonian
  • tyrnipunavarpunenFinnish
  • Roselin striéFrench
  • Rósghlasán stríocachIrish
  • srebrnastopjega rujnicaCroatian
  • hegyvidéki pirókHungarian
  • Carpodaco striatoItalian
  • Ciuffolotto roseo striatoItalian
  • セスジシロボシマシコJapanese
  • kalninė sniegenaLithuanian
  • dižsārtais svilpisLatvian
  • ReuzenroodmusDutch
  • skrentrosenfinkNorwegian
  • dziwonia ciemnolicaPolish
  • pintarroxo-estriadoPortuguese
  • Высокогорная чечевицаRussian
  • červenák prskanýSlovak
  • Prugasta rumenkaSerbian
  • himalayarosenfinkSwedish
  • Çizgili ÇütreTurkish
  • чечевиця високогірнаUkrainian
  • 拟大朱雀Chinese
  • 擬大朱雀Chinese

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Relatives of the streaked 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 streaked rosefinch?

An adult streaked rosefinch weighs 41 g – 42.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the streaked rosefinch endangered?

The streaked 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 streaked rosefinch?

The streaked rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilloides) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Streaked rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilloides). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/streaked-rosefinch

MLA

“Streaked rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilloides).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/streaked-rosefinch.

BibTeX
@misc{streaked_rosefinch_2026,
  title = {Streaked rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilloides)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/streaked-rosefinch},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}