Plain mountain finch
Species of bird
Plain mountain finch | |
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Near Kupup(14000 ft), Sikkim, India. Subspecies nemoricola in breeding plumage. | |
Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific 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.
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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. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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