Red-fronted Rosefinch

Carpodacus puniceus · 红胸朱雀

IUCN: Least Concern Found in China

Introduction

A species of rosefinch in the finch family Fringillidae, sometimes placed in the monotypic genus Pyrrhospiza. It inhabits montane tundra across parts of Central and South Asia.

Distribution & Habitat

Found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. Its natural habitat is montane tundra.

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Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (refros1) CBR v12.0 (#1466) Avibase

Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

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Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Genus: Carpodacus

Subspecies (5)

Carpodacus puniceus humii

western Himalayas (Pakistan to Kumaon)
Carpodacus puniceus kilianensis

mountains of Kyrgystan and Tajikistan to southwestern Xinjiang and northeastern Ladakh
Carpodacus puniceus longirostris

western China (eastern Qinghai to Gansu and northwestern Sichuan)
Carpodacus puniceus puniceus

central Himalayas (Nepal to southeastern Tibet)
Carpodacus puniceus sikangensis

southwestern China (Minya Konka to Mula region of far western Sichuan)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (refros1) CBR v12.0 (#1466) Avibase

Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Introduction

Distribution & Habitat

Data Sources

Taxonomy

Subspecies (5)

Data Sources

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