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Plain mountain finch

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Plain mountain finch
Near Kupup(14000 ft), Sikkim, India. Subspecies nemoricola in breeding plumage.
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

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

  1. ^ 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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