About the Grey-crowned Rosy Finch
The gray-crowned rosy finch or gray-crowned rosy-finch is a species of passerine bird in the family Fringillidae native to Alaska, western Canada, and the north-western United States. Due to its remote and rocky alpine habitat it is rarely seen. There are currently six recognized subspecies. It is one of four species of rosy finches.
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Within the finch family, the gray-crowned rosy finch is medium-large with a comparatively long notched tail and wing. Adults are brown on the back and breast and mainly pink on the rest of the underparts and the wings. The forehead and throat are black; the back of the head is grey. They have short black legs and a long forked tail. There is some variability in the amount of grey on the head. Adult females and juveniles are similar. Overall length is 140 to 160 mm (5.5–6.3 in), wingspan 33 cm (13 in), and weight 22 to 60 g (0.78–2.12 oz). L. t. wallowa has an almost entirely gray head.
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Where the Grey-crowned Rosy Finch lives
When to see the Grey-crowned Rosy Finch
Peak activity in January · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Brown-capped Rosy FinchLeucosticte australisThe brown-capped rosy finch is a medium-sized finch endemic to North America in the middle of the Rocky Mountains.
Black Rosy FinchLeucosticte atrataAdults are black on the head, back and breast with pink on the belly, rump and wings.
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.
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