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Brandt's mountain finch

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Brandt's mountain finch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Carduelinae
Genus: Leucosticte
Species:
L. brandti
Binomial name
Leucosticte brandti
Bonaparte, 1850

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

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Leucosticte brandti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22720472A132140496. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22720472A132140496.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Brandt's Mountain finch or Black-headed Mountain-finch (Leucosticte brandti)-1904