Grey-crowned Rosy Finch

Leucosticte tephrocotis (Swainson, 1832)

Fringillidae — Finches, Euphonias

Grey-crowned Rosy Finch, Leucosticte tephrocotis, breeds across North America from Alaska through western Canada and into the north-western United States. It is a finch of alpine and tundra country, usually among rocks in remote mountain and island settings. The species is rarely seen because of this habitat. It belongs to the family Fringillidae and was described by Swainson in 1832. There are six recognised subspecies. It is one of four rosy finches, and the North American forms are closely related and easily mistaken for one another.

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae — Finches, Euphonias
Breeding range: North America: e Russia and Alaska to w Canada and USA