Plain mountain finch
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| Near Kupup(14000 ft), Sikkim, India. Subspecies nemoricola in breeding plumage. | |
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| Species: | L. nemoricola
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| Leucosticte nemoricola Hodgson, 1836
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The plain mountain finch (Leucosticte nemoricola) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.
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.
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