Mongolian Finch (Bucanetes mongolicus) | Photos and ID

LCLeast ConcernSeeds

DesertCavity nestSmall · 22 g

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The 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. Females have fainter, almost unnoticeable pink. The Mongolian finch is fairly quiet outside of the breeding season. Calls consist of various rising nasal notes and chirrups, while songs are a jumbled series of these notes.

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When to see the Mongolian Finch

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is June, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Mongolian Finch

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 13 countries with regular records, and 3 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Mongolia India China Kazakhstan Türkiye Kyrgyzstan Russia Nepal Tajikistan Iran Azerbaijan Afghanistan Uzbekistan

Recorded as a rare visitor in Sweden, Pakistan, Kuwait.

About the Mongolian Finch

The Mongolian finch, also known as the Mongolian trumpeter finch, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.

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Easily confused with

Trumpeter FinchBucanetes githagineusThe trumpeter finch is a small, long-winged bird.

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