Alternative name: Hodgeson's Rosy Finch, Hodgson Rosyfinch
- Leucosticte nemoricola
Identification
14–15 cm (5½-6 in)
- Brownish overall plumage
- Notched tail
- Pointed bill
Distribution
Widespread throughout Asia.
Found in: Russia, Siberia, Turkestan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Mongolia, China, Tibet, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar
Taxonomy
Subspecies
This is a polytypic species consisting of two subspecies[1].
- L. n. altaica:
- Mountains of north-eastern Afghanistan to south-western China (western Xinjiang ) and Altai Mountains
- L. n. nemoricola:
Habitat
Mountain forest; observed at heights around 3600 meters.
They breed in rough rocky ridges, above the tree-line.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of seeds from grasses and alpine herbs. They also eat some insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Plain Mountain Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Plain_Mountain_Finch
