Avibase: Carpodacus sipahi (Scarlet Finch)

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Scarlet Finch

Carpodacus sipahi (Hodgson, BH 1836)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Scarlet Finch - Carpodacus sipahi	vir joshi	2013-05-23	Bhulkan, Chamoli, Uttarakhand, Chamoli (India) (3000 m)	call, male - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	138750 xeno-canto.org
Scarlet Finch - Carpodacus sipahi	Shuangqi Liu	2025-07-30	Pianma, Nujiang, Yunnan, Nujiang Lisu (China) (2400 m)	call - High-pass filtered.	1029655 xeno-canto.org
Scarlet Finch - Carpodacus sipahi	Frank Lambert	2012-04-21	Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, West Kameng (former) (India) (2150 m)	calls (B) - Same bird as on XC100895 - series of call notes from female on top of tall bare tree	100896 xeno-canto.org
Scarlet Finch - Carpodacus sipahi	Samanvitha Rao	2023-01-18	, Mangan (India)	-	608789562 macaulaylibrary.org
Scarlet Finch - Carpodacus sipahi	Zsombor Károlyi	2026-03-30	, Mongar (Bhutan)	-	658346721 macaulaylibrary.org
Scarlet Finch - Carpodacus sipahi	Frank Lambert	2012-04-21	Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, West Kameng (former) (India) (2150 m)	call (B) - Single call note from female on top of tall bare tree	100895 xeno-canto.org
Scarlet Finch - Carpodacus sipahi	Jay McGowan	2025-04-22	, Mongar (Bhutan)	-	639173997 macaulaylibrary.org
Scarlet Finch - Carpodacus sipahi	Lim Ying Hien	2025-01-17	, Yunnan (China)	-	655020067 macaulaylibrary.org
Scarlet Finch - Carpodacus sipahi	Geoff Carey	2025-04-20	, Bumthang (Bhutan)	-	650946576 macaulaylibrary.org
Scarlet Finch - Carpodacus sipahi	Samanvitha Rao	2023-01-18	, Mangan (India)	-	608789563 macaulaylibrary.org
Scarlet Finch - Carpodacus sipahi	Andrew Spencer	2020-01-17	Baihualing - hot springs trail, Yunnan, China, Yunnan (China)	- Calls from a female bird perched on top of a tall, leafless tree in secondary forest on a steep slope.	211072131 macaulaylibrary.org
Scarlet Finch - Carpodacus sipahi	Jay McGowan	2025-04-22	, Mongar (Bhutan)	-	639174017 macaulaylibrary.org
Scarlet Finch - Carpodacus sipahi	Andrew Spencer	2020-01-17	Baihualing - hot springs trail, Yunnan, China, Yunnan (China)	- Quiet calls from bird(s) foraging at close range.	211214011 macaulaylibrary.org
Scarlet Finch - Carpodacus sipahi	Usha Nataraj	2025-06-10	, Rudraprayag (India)	-	638056334 macaulaylibrary.org
Scarlet Finch - Carpodacus sipahi	Malyasri Bhattacharya	2019-06-05	Sikkim, IN (27.433, 88.182), West Sikkim, Sikkim, India, Gyalshing (former) (India)	-	229210241 macaulaylibrary.org
Scarlet Finch - Carpodacus sipahi	Sarah Toner	2020-01-17	Baihualing - hot springs trail, Yunnan, China, Yunnan (China)	-	226822351 macaulaylibrary.org
Scarlet Finch - Carpodacus sipahi	Sarah Toner	2020-01-17	Baihualing - hot springs trail, Yunnan, China, Yunnan (China)	-	226822191 macaulaylibrary.org
Scarlet Finch - Carpodacus sipahi	Jay McGowan	2025-04-22	, Mongar (Bhutan)	-	639173995 macaulaylibrary.org
Scarlet Finch - Carpodacus sipahi	Nishant Bhagwat	2026-05-19	, Pithoragarh (India)	-	658790860 macaulaylibrary.org
Scarlet Finch - Carpodacus sipahi	Sarah Toner	2020-01-17	Baihualing - hot springs trail, Yunnan, China, Yunnan (China)	-	226822721 macaulaylibrary.org
Scarlet Finch - Carpodacus sipahi	Andrew Spencer	2020-01-17	Baihualing - hot springs trail, Yunnan, China, Yunnan (China)	- Calls from a male bird perched high in tall trees on a steep slope. The loudest calls are definitely from the finch, and some of the quieter, finch-like calls may also be from this bird or another of the flock with it.	211214301 macaulaylibrary.org
Scarlet Finch - Carpodacus sipahi	Sarah Toner	2020-01-17	Baihualing - hot springs trail, Yunnan, China, Yunnan (China)	-	226822681 macaulaylibrary.org
Scarlet Finch - Carpodacus sipahi	Andrew Spencer	2020-01-17	Baihualing - hot springs trail, Yunnan, China, Yunnan (China)	- Quiet calls from bird(s) foraging at close range.	211213781 macaulaylibrary.org
Scarlet Finch - Carpodacus sipahi	Peter Boesman	2018-03-30	Eagle Nest, Lama camp area, Arrunachal Pradesh, West Kameng (former) (India)	call - Soft calls of foraging birds.	426435 xeno-canto.org

Note: a maximum of 20 records are shown. For more recordings of this species, as well as maps, sonograms, and advanced searches, please visit xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

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