Medium-sized finch of alpine areas. Blackish brown overall with a gray crown and pink highlights on the wings and lower belly. The bill is yellow during the nonbreeding season and black during the breeding season.
Medium-sized finch of alpine areas. Blackish brown overall with a gray crown and pink highlights on the wings and lower belly. The bill is yellow during the nonbreeding season and black during the breeding season.
Forage for seeds and insects along the margins of melting snow or in areas blown free of snow.
Breeding birds are darker black overall with a small gray crown, pink highlights on the wings and lower belly, and a dark bill.
Medium-sized finch with a conical seed-eating bill. Nonbreeding birds are grayish overall, some with little or no pink highlights on the wings or lower belly.
Walks and hops along the ground while foraging for seeds and insects.
Juveniles are brownish overall with buffy wingbars.
Chunky finch with a conical bill. Nonbreeding birds are blackish below with a gray crown, blackish cheeks, and a yellow bill. The amount of pink on the lower belly varies among individuals.
Breeds in alpine areas above treeline, usually near rock piles and cliffs.
This nonbreeding adult has extensive pink on the belly unlike some others that show much less pink. Note blackish brown back, chest and cheeks that contrast with the gray crown.
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Medium-sized chunky finch with a conical bill and a notched tail.
Larger than a Pine Siskin, smaller than an Evening Grosbeak.
sparrow-sized or smallerFinches, Euphonias, and Allies(Order: Passeriformes, Family: Fringillidae)
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