Birds of the World

    PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias)  
Genus: Leucosticte (6 species)


Asian Rosy Finch
Asian Rosy Finch (Leucosticte arctoa)
Range: PAL: subarctic to temperate c, ne Palearctic in Altai to e Russia in barren alpine rocky areas, snowfields: ne Kazakhstan, Altay and Tuva regions (sc Siberia) and w, n Mongolia; disjunctly Baikal area to Sea of Okhotsk, Kamchatka and n Kuril Is. (e Russia), nw
Kukh Nuur, Mongolia  
 
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.

Darker and less pink than similar species. Found above the treeline.

Black Rosy Finch
Black Rosy Finch (Leucosticte atrata) Endangered
Range: NA: c Rocky Mts. (wc USA)
Sandia Crest, New Mexico, USA  
   
Photograph by Vic Murayama     Copyright and usage info


Brown-capped Rosy Finch
Brown-capped Rosy Finch (Leucosticte australis) Endangered
Range: NA: s Rocky Mts. (sc USA)
Sandia Crest, New Mexico, USA  
   
Photograph by Vic Murayama     Copyright and usage info


Brandt's Mountain Finch
Brandt's Mountain Finch (Leucosticte brandti)
Range: OR: c, sc Palearctic from Tienshan to Altai and Himalayas in barren high-alpine zone: e Kazakhstan ne to Altay and Tuva regions (sc Russia), w, nw Xinjiang (nw China) and n, w Mongolia; in s through ne Afghanistan, e in Karakorum, s, c, e Tibet and Inner Hima
Luding, Sichuan, China  
 
Photograph by Dave Curtis     Copyright and usage info

Brandt's Mountain Finch
Brandt's Mountain Finch (Leucosticte brandti haematopygia) Immature
Range: OR: c, sc Palearctic from Tienshan to Altai and Himalayas in barren high-alpine zone: e Kazakhstan ne to Altay and Tuva regions (sc Russia), w, nw Xinjiang (nw China) and n, w Mongolia; in s through ne Afghanistan, e in Karakorum, s, c, e Tibet and Inner Hima
Pakistan  
 
Photograph by Imran Shah     Copyright and usage info


Plain Mountain Finch
Plain Mountain Finch (Leucosticte nemoricola altaica)
Range: OR: c, sc Palearctic from Tienshan to Altai and Himalayas in alpine meadows and subalpine scrub: e Kazakhstan ne to Altay and Tuva regions (sc Russia), w, nw Xinjiang (nw China) and w Mongolia; in s through ne Afghanistan, e in Karakorum, s, c, e Tibet and In
Pakistan  
 
Photograph by Imran Shah     Copyright and usage info


Grey-crowned Rosy Finch
Grey-crowned Rosy Finch (Leucosticte tephrocotis umbrina)
Range: NA: e Russia and Alaska to w Canada and USA
St. Paul Island, Aleutians West, Alaska,  
   
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.



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