---
title: "Taiwan Rosefinch"
description: "Carpodacus formosanus — Birds. The Taiwan rosefinch (Carpodacus formosanus) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/taiwan-rosefinch
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Taiwan Rosefinch

> Carpodacus formosanus — Birds. The Taiwan rosefinch (Carpodacus formosanus) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.

- Scientific name: *Carpodacus formosanus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 866
- Wikidata: [Q15107481](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15107481)
- iNaturalist taxon: [367698](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/367698)

## Names

- en: Taiwan Rosefinch
- de: Formosakarmingimpel
- es: Camachuelo de Formosa
- fr: Roselin de Taiwan
- nl: Taiwanroodmus
- pl: Dziwonia tajwańska

## Countries with the most observations

TW (842)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_rosefinch

## Photo

![Taiwan Rosefinch](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/taiwan-rosefinch/medium.jpg)

Photo: 葉子 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18089637

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/taiwan-rosefinch?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).