Taiwan Rosefinch (Carpodacus formosanus) | Details

Taiwan Rosefinch Carpodacus formosanus

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Carpodacus vinaceus and C. formosanus (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously lumped as C. vinaceus following Sibley & Monroe (1990, 1993).

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2012	Not Recognised
2008	Not Recognised
2004	Not Recognised
2000	Not Recognised
1994	Not Recognised
1988	Not Recognised

Species attributes

Migratory status	altitudinal migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	10,000 km²
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	1,270,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	4.1 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The population in Taiwan has been estimated at c.10,000-100,000 breeding pairs (Brazil 2009).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Taiwan, China	extant	native

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Taiwan, China	Chuyanshan Nature Reserve
Taiwan, China	Daxueshan, Xueshankeng, Wushikeng, Taichung City
Taiwan, China	Nengdan, Nantou County
Taiwan, China	Ruei-yan, Nantou County
Taiwan, China	Shei-Pa National Park
Taiwan, China	Taroko National Park
Taiwan, China	Yuli Wildlife Refuge
Taiwan, China	Yushan National Park

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude	major	resident
Altitude	1970 - 3400 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Utilisation

Purpose	Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture	subsistence, national

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Taiwan Rosefinch Carpodacus formosanus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/taiwan-rosefinch-carpodacus-formosanus on 18/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 18/12/2024.