Biology:Plain mountain finch
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Short description: Species of bird
| Plain mountain finch | |
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| Near Kupup(14000 ft), Sikkim, India . Subspecies nemoricola in breeding plumage. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Leucosticte |
| Species: | L. nemoricola
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucosticte nemoricola (Hodgson, 1836)
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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
- ↑ BirdLife International (2018). "Leucosticte nemoricola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22720467A131886215. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22720467A131886215.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22720467/131886215. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q739777 entry
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