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Vinaceous rosefinch

Carpodacus vinaceus J. Verreaux, 1871

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The vinaceous rosefinch (Carpodacus vinaceus) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 22.1 g to 22.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Vinaceous rosefinch (Carpodacus vinaceus)
Photo: Ron Knight · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the vinaceous rosefinch

Weight
22.1 g – 22.7 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
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the vinaceous rosefinch live?

Not recorded

What is the vinaceous rosefinch?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The vinaceous rosefinch (Carpodacus vinaceus) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.

It is found in Nepal, China and far northern Myanmar. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical dry forests.

The Taiwan rosefinch is often considered a subspecies.

From the Wikipedia article “Vinaceous rosefinch” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vinaceous_rosefinch&oldid=1380740266), 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 vinaceous rosefinch endangered?

The vinaceous 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.

How is the vinaceous rosefinch classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyFringillidae
  6. genusCarpodacus
  7. SpeciesCarpodacus vinaceus J. Verreaux, 1871

Synonyms Carpodacus taiwanensis, Carpodacus vinaceus vinaceus, Erythrina vinacea rubidior

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • جزم خمريArabic
  • عصفور وردي خمريArabic
  • pinsà rosat vinósCatalan
  • hýl vínorudýCzech
  • llinos goch winauWelsh
  • Vinrød RosenfinkeDanish
  • RubingimpelGerman
  • Rubin-GimpelGerman
  • vineca fringoEsperanto
  • Camachuelo vinosoSpanish
  • bambuse-karmiinleevikeEstonian
  • tummapunavarpunenFinnish
  • Roselin vineuxFrench
  • grimizna rujnicaCroatian
  • rubinpirókHungarian
  • Carpodaco vinaceoItalian
  • Ciuffolotto roseo vinatoItalian
  • タカサゴマシコJapanese
  • rausvoji sniegenaLithuanian
  • vīnsārtais svilpisLatvian
  • WijnroodmusDutch
  • vinrosenfinkNorwegian
  • dziwonia karmazynowaPolish
  • pintarroxo-vinosoPortuguese
  • pintarroxo-vinháceoPortuguese
  • Винно-красная чечевицаRussian
  • červenák vínovýSlovak
  • Vinska rumenkaSerbian
  • vinröd rosenfinkSwedish
  • Şarabi ÇütreTurkish
  • чечевиця вишневаUkrainian
  • 酒紅朱雀Chinese
  • 酒红朱雀Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the vinaceous 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 vinaceous rosefinch?

An adult vinaceous rosefinch weighs 22.1 g – 22.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the vinaceous rosefinch endangered?

The vinaceous 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 vinaceous rosefinch?

The vinaceous rosefinch (Carpodacus vinaceus) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Vinaceous rosefinch (Carpodacus vinaceus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/vinaceous-rosefinch

MLA

“Vinaceous rosefinch (Carpodacus vinaceus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/vinaceous-rosefinch.

BibTeX
@misc{vinaceous_rosefinch_2026,
  title = {Vinaceous rosefinch (Carpodacus vinaceus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/vinaceous-rosefinch},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}