Plain mountain finch
Plain mountain finch | |
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Near Kupup(14000 ft), Sikkim, India. Subspecies nemoricola in breeding plumage. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Fringillidae |
Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
Genus: | Leucosticte |
Species: | L. nemoricola
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Binomial name | |
Leucosticte nemoricola Hodgson, 1836
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The plain mountain finch (Leucosticte nemoricola) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.
It is found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Tibet, and Turkmenistan. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland and upland forest. It is a resident breeder across the Himalayas.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Leucosticte nemoricola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22720467A131886215. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22720467A131886215.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Leucosticte
- Birds of Mongolia
- Birds of the Himalayas
- Birds of Central Asia
- Birds of Tibet
- Birds described in 1836
- Fringillidae stubs