Brandt's Mountain Finch (Leucosticte brandti) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernSeedsRockyCavity nestSmall · 30 g

Brandt's Mountain Finch (Leucosticte brandti), photo 1 — Photo: Simon J. Tonge · CC BY 3.0

Brandt's Mountain Finch (Leucosticte brandti), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Griha Hasanov, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Brandt's Mountain Finch (Leucosticte brandti), photo 3 — Photo: (c) Morten Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Brandt's Mountain Finch (Leucosticte brandti), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Andrew Bazdyrev, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Brandt's Mountain Finch (Leucosticte brandti), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Johannes S., some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Brandt's Mountain Finch (Leucosticte brandti), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Andrew Bazdyrev, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Brandt's Mountain Finch (Leucosticte brandti), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Jiao Sun (孙娇), some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Brandt's Mountain Finch (Leucosticte brandti), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Andrew Bazdyrev, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Brandt's Mountain Finch (Leucosticte brandti), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Andrew Bazdyrev, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Brandt's Mountain Finch (Leucosticte brandti), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Andrew Bazdyrev, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Brandt's Mountain Finch

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

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Where the Brandt's Mountain Finch lives

Regular range

India China Nepal Kyrgyzstan Mongolia Russia Tajikistan Kazakhstan Pakistan Bhutan

When to see the Brandt's Mountain Finch

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Peak activity in July · a summer visitor species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Asian Rosy FinchLeucosticte arctoaThe Asian rosy finch is a stout, dark brown finch.

Plain Mountain FinchLeucosticte nemoricolaThe Plain Mountain Finch is 14–15 centimetres (5.5–5.9 in) long, weighs 18–25 grams (0.63–0.88 oz), and has a slender build with long wings, a notched tail, and a short pointed bill.

Black Rosy FinchLeucosticte atrataAdults are black on the head, back and breast with pink on the belly, rump and wings.

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