Species profile

Brandt's Mountain-finch

Leucosticte brandti

Quick answer

Breeding regions are OR. Breeding subregions are c, sc Palearctic from Tienshan to Altai and Himalayas in barren high-alpine zone: e Kazakhstan ne to Altay and Tuva regions (sc Russia), w, nw Xinjiang (nw China) and n, w Mongolia; in s through ne Afghanistan, e in Karakorum, s, c, e Tibet and Inner Himalayas to far n Myanmar, ne to n Qinghai and nw Gansu (nc China). Non breeding regions are some move to lower elevations.

Scientific name
Leucosticte brandti
Family
Fringillidae
Order
Passeriformes
Genus
Leucosticte
Conservation status
Least Concern

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