Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Aves
      Order: Passeriformes
        Family: Fringillidae
          Genus: Leucosticte
            Species: australis

Brown-Capped Rosy-Finch - Leucosticte australis

Brown-Capped Rosy-Finch

Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (Leucosticte australis) is a small (14-16 cm) songbird that lives above the timberline in the mountains of southeastern Wyoming, Colorado, and north-central New Mexico. They use barren, rocky and grassy areas and cliffs. They can be seen foraging for seeds on the ground.

Status

Global Rank: G4

State Rank: S1B,S3N

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SWAP Status: SGCN

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Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 46

Number of Mapped Locations: 171

Number of Observations: 316

Observation date range: 12-29-1960 to 03-29-2021

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