Plain mountain finch
| Plain mountain finch | |
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| Near Kupup(14000 ft), Sikkim, India. Subspecies nemoricola in breeding plumage. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Leucosticte |
| Species: | L. nemoricola
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucosticte nemoricola (Hodgson, 1836)
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The plain mountain finch (Leucosticte nemoricola) is a species of
Fringillidae
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East Sikkim, India
.It is found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Tibet, and Turkmenistan. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland and upland forest. It is a resident breeder across the Himalayas.
References
- . Retrieved 12 November 2021.