Brown-capped Rosy Finch - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by ODonnell DJ ODonnell
Rocky Mountains National Park, Colorado, USA2w3, 16 June 2019

Leucosticte australis

Identification

Female or immature male
Photo © by Glen Tepke
Sandia Crest, Cibola National Forest, New Mexico, USA, 24 March 2006

14–16·5 cm (5½-6½ in)
Male

• Greyish-brown cap
• Cinnamon-brown nape, cheeks, throat and upper breast
• Rose tipped feathers (in varying amounts) on rump, belly, tail and wing-bend
  

Female: paler brown and red

Distribution

Southeastern Wyoming, Colorado and north-central New Mexico.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Open ground in the mountains; snowfields, glaciers, meadows. High-altitude coniferous forest.

Behaviour

Breeding

Monogamous. They nest on cliffs or in caves; the nests are made from grass, mud and roots. The young fledge within 14-20 days from hatching.

Diet

Their main diet consists of seeds, with the addition of insects in the summer

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Audubon
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2019)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brown-capped Rosy Finch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown-capped_Rosy_Finch

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