Rosy-Finches and Asian Mountain-Finches
Leucosticte
The mountain finches are birds in the genus Leucosticte from the true finch family, Fringillidae. This genus also includes the rosy finches, named from their pinkish plumage.
The genus is a sister to the monotypic Procarduelis containing the Asian dark-breasted rosefinch. These birds are native to Asia and North America and are typically found in barren mountainous regions. Many species eat more insect material than other finches.
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
speciesLeucosticte tephrocotis
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch
speciesLeucosticte australis
Black Rosy-Finch
speciesLeucosticte atrata
Plain Mountain-Finch
speciesLeucosticte nemoricola
Asian Rosy-Finch
speciesLeucosticte arctoa
Black-headed Mountain-Finch
speciesLeucosticte brandti
Black × Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
hybridLeucosticte atrata × tephrocotis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 9610.