Plain mountain finch

Plain mountain finch
Near Kupup(14000 ft), Sikkim, India. Subspecies nemoricola in breeding plumage.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Genus: Leucosticte
Species: L. nemoricola
Binomial name
Leucosticte nemoricola
Hodgson, 1836

The plain mountain finch (Leucosticte nemoricola) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.

It is found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, 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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