Brandt's mountain finch
Appearance
Brandt's mountain finch | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Fringillidae |
Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
Genus: | Leucosticte |
Species: | L. brandti
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Binomial name | |
Leucosticte brandti Bonaparte, 1851
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Brandt's mountain finch (Leucosticte brandti), also known as the black-headed mountain-finch, is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Leucosticte brandti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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