Wildlifeof China
Tibetan Rosefinch
Finches, Sparrows & Buntings
Photo: James Eaton · CC0
Carpodacus roborowskii
China Red List: Vulnerable (VU)
Basic stats
Habitat
Montane tundra; rocky steppes and alpine pastures with sparse vegetation
Range
North-eastern Tibet and Qinghai (Buckhan Boda Shan, Amne Machin, Kunlun mountains); endemic to the Tibetan Plateau
The Tibetan rosefinch, or Roborovski's rosefinch (Carpodacus roborowskii), is a rosefinch endemic to the Tibetan Plateau, found in north-eastern Tibet and in the Buckhan Boda Shan, Amne Machin and Kunlun mountains of Qinghai. It lives among rocky steppes and alpine pastures with sparse vegetation, and because of its desolate habitat its range is shared with few other birds apart from Brandt's mountain finch. It is diurnal and lives mostly on the ground. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Tibetan Rosefinch live in?
- Montane tundra; rocky steppes and alpine pastures with sparse vegetation
- Where is the Tibetan Rosefinch found?
- North-eastern Tibet and Qinghai (Buckhan Boda Shan, Amne Machin, Kunlun mountains); endemic to the Tibetan Plateau