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Asian Rosy-Finch
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Asian Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte arctoa
The Asian rosy finch or Asian rosy-finch (Leucosticte arctoa) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It breeds in Mongolia and North Asia; it winters in Manchuria, Korea, Sakhalin and Japan. Its natural habitats are tundra and temperate grassland.
From the article Asian rosy finch on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The Asian rosy finch is a stout, dark brown finch. Males across most of the species' range exhibit a distinctive appearance with black faces and throats, and wings and flanks suffused with a pinkish hue. However, the Yakutian subspecies deviates from this pattern, displaying deeper brown wings with no trace of pink. Females lack the pink coloration and present a paler appearance on the face and throat compared to males.
What it does
In summer, the bird is seen on rocky tundra or in mountainous areas above the tree line. It feeds mostly on seeds, buds and shoots, but also invertebrates. Its breeding biology is poorly known and few nests have been found. It breeds between June and August, in the coldest areas from July. It lays only one brood and breeds singly or in loose colonies. The species is both migratory, partly migratory and altitudinal.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Ecology”
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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 9614.