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| + | The Mongolian Finch, Rhodopechys mongolicus, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.vThe Mongolian Finch is a small, long-winged bird. It has a large head and short, thick greyish-yellow bill. In breeding plumage, males have a pink flush to their face and underparts, and there are extensive white and pink areas in the wings, a pattern that is also present but less marked in non-breeding plumage. | ||
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This bird is a resident from eastern Turkey, across the Caucasus, east into Central Asia and on to western China and Mongolia and south into the Kashmir. | This bird is a resident from eastern Turkey, across the Caucasus, east into Central Asia and on to western China and Mongolia and south into the Kashmir. | ||
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Mountainous areas of stony desert or semi-arid scrub and rocky slopes are favoured for breeding. | Mountainous areas of stony desert or semi-arid scrub and rocky slopes are favoured for breeding. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | ||
Revision as of 15:47, 7 June 2007
- Rhodopechys mongolica
Identification
The Mongolian Finch, Rhodopechys mongolicus, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.vThe Mongolian Finch is a small, long-winged bird. It has a large head and short, thick greyish-yellow bill. In breeding plumage, males have a pink flush to their face and underparts, and there are extensive white and pink areas in the wings, a pattern that is also present but less marked in non-breeding plumage.
Distribution
This bird is a resident from eastern Turkey, across the Caucasus, east into Central Asia and on to western China and Mongolia and south into the Kashmir.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Mountainous areas of stony desert or semi-arid scrub and rocky slopes are favoured for breeding.
