Brandt's mountain finch

Brandt's mountain finch
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Fringillidae
Subfamily:Carduelinae
Genus:Leucosticte
Species: L. brandti
Binomial name
Leucosticte brandti
Bonaparte, 1851

The Brandt's mountain finch or black-headed mountain-finch (Leucosticte brandti) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Leucosticte brandti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
Brandt's Mountain finch or Black-headed Mountain-finch (Leucosticte brandti)-1904


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