Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte tephrocotis
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 2,279
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The gray-crowned rosy finch or gray-crowned rosy-finch (Leucosticte tephrocotis) is a species of passerine bird in the family Fringillidae native to Alaska, western Canada, and the north-western United States. Due to its remote and rocky alpine habitat it is rarely seen. There are currently six recognized subspecies. It is one of four species of rosy finches.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Gray-crowned rosy finch”.