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Mongolian Finch
Bucanetes mongolicus (Swinhoe, 1870)
Fringillidae — Finches, Euphonias
Mongolian Finch, Bucanetes mongolicus, is a finch of the Palearctic breeding from Iran to southern Russia, Mongolia and northern China. It belongs to the family Fringillidae and was described by Swinhoe in 1870. It is a small, long-winged bird with a large head and a short, thick greyish-yellow bill. In breeding plumage, males show pink on the face and underparts, with white and pink in the wings; females are much less strongly marked. Outside the breeding season it is fairly quiet, with rising nasal notes, chirrups and a mixed song. It favours stony desert, semi-arid scrub and rocky slopes.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Fringillidae — Finches, Euphonias
- Breeding range
- Palearctic: Iran to s Russia, Mongolia and n China
