Plain mountain finch
Species of bird
Plain mountain finch | |
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Near Kupup(14000 ft), Sikkim, India. Subspecies nemoricola in breeding plumage. | |
Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Fringillidae |
Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
Genus: | Leucosticte |
Species: | L. nemoricola |
Binomial name | |
Leucosticte nemoricola (Hodgson, 1836) |
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.
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