Brown-capped Rosy-Finch

Leucosticte australis ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: FRINGILLIDAE

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

Like the other rosy-finches, the Brown-capped Rosy-Finch is a bird of the high mountains, breeding above timberline. It has the smallest range of the three American species, being found primarily in Colorado.

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Adult Description

Medium-sized finch.
Cinnamon-brown on back, breast, neck, and face.
Black forehead.
Red or pink on belly, rump, and in wings.

Immature Description

Juvenile drab gray-brown all over, with pinkish in wings.

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Similar Species

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch is darker brown and has gray patch wrapping from eyes to back of head.
Black Rosy-Finch has black body and gray patch wrapping from eyes to back of head.

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