Biology:Plain mountain finch

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Short description: Species of bird

Plain mountain finch
Plain Mountain Finch East Sikkim India 13.06.2014.jpg
Near Kupup(14000 ft), Sikkim, India . Subspecies nemoricola in breeding plumage.
Scientific classification edit
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.

Showing wing pattern of Primaries, alula, secondaries, median coverts etc. Photographed from East Sikkim, India .

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

Wikidata ☰ Q739777 entry