Taiwan rosefinch
Carpodacus formosanus Ogilvie-Grant, 1911
The taiwan rosefinch (Carpodacus formosanus) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 22.1 g to 22.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
.jpg){kind=link}
Quick facts about the taiwan rosefinch
- Weight
- 22.1 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the taiwan rosefinch live?
Not recorded
What is the taiwan rosefinch?
The Taiwan rosefinch (Carpodacus formosanus) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the vinaceous rosefinch. It is endemic to Taiwan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical dry forests.
From the Wikipedia article “Taiwan rosefinch” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taiwan_rosefinch&oldid=1380575288), 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 taiwan rosefinch endangered?
The taiwan rosefinch is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.
How is the taiwan rosefinch classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyFringillidae
- genusCarpodacus
- SpeciesCarpodacus formosanus Ogilvie-Grant, 1911
Synonyms Carpodacus incertus, Carpodacus vinaceus formosanus
Other names and names in other languages (30)
- جزم تايوانArabic
- شرشور تايوانArabic
- عصفور وردي تايوانيArabic
- Taiwan RosenfinkeDanish
- RubingimpelGerman
- FormosagimpelGerman
- FormosakarmingimpelGerman
- TaiwangimpelGerman
- tajvana fringoEsperanto
- Camachuelo de FormosaSpanish
- taiwaninpunavarpunenFinnish
- Roselin de TaiwanFrench
- Roselin de TaïwanFrench
- tajvanska rujnicaCroatian
- Carpodaco di TaiwanItalian
- タイワンマシコJapanese
- TaiwanroodmusDutch
- dziwonia tajwańskaPolish
- pintarroxo-da-formosaPortuguese
- Тайваньская чечевицаRussian
- červenák taiwanskýSlovak
- Tajvanska rumenkaSerbian
- taiwanrosenfinkSwedish
- Tayvan ÇütresiTurkish
- чечевиця тайванськаUkrainian
- 朱雀Chinese
- 台湾酒红朱雀Chinese
- 台灣朱雀Chinese
- 臺灣朱雀Chinese
- 酒紅朱雀Chinese
Relatives of the taiwan rosefinch
Other species in the same genus Carpodacus.
Common rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinus
Pallas's rosefinch
Carpodacus roseus
Great rosefinch
Carpodacus rubicilla
Siberian long-tailed rosefinch
Carpodacus sibiricus
Scarlet finch
Carpodacus sipahi
Dark-rumped rosefinch
Carpodacus edwardsii
CompareTaiwan rosefinch vs Common rosefinchTaiwan rosefinch vs Pallas's rosefinchTaiwan rosefinch vs Great rosefinchTaiwan rosefinch vs Siberian long-tailed rosefinch
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the taiwan rosefinch?
An adult taiwan rosefinch weighs 22.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the taiwan rosefinch endangered?
The taiwan rosefinch is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the taiwan rosefinch?
The taiwan rosefinch (Carpodacus formosanus) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
Embed a card for this animal on your own site
Copy this code. The card shows the photo with its credit, key facts and a link back to this page.
CreatureData. (2026). Taiwan rosefinch (Carpodacus formosanus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/taiwan-rosefinch
“Taiwan rosefinch (Carpodacus formosanus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/taiwan-rosefinch.
@misc{taiwan_rosefinch_2026,
title = {Taiwan rosefinch (Carpodacus formosanus)},
author = {{CreatureData}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/taiwan-rosefinch},
note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}