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Black Rosy-Finch

Leucosticte atrataOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Finches (Fringillidae)

Breeding Location:

Mountains, Grasslands



Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Loose colonies



Breeding Population:

Uncommon and local



Egg Color:

White



Number of Eggs:

4 - 5



Incubation Days:

12 - 14



Egg Incubator:

Female



Nest Material:

Grass and moss with lining of hair, feathers, and soft grasses.



Migration:

Migratory



Splitbar

Overview

Black Rosy-Finch: Medium finch with black-brown breast and back, and gray headband. Belly, rump, and wing patches are pink mixed with brown. Forages on ground and in shrubs, grasses and snowfields. Eats seeds and insects. Swift bounding flight, alternates rapid wing beats with wings pulled to sides.

Range and Habitat

Black Rosy-Finch: Breeds in the Rocky Mountains of southwestern Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming to northern Nevada and Utah; spends winters south to northern Arizona and New Mexico. Preferred habitats include alpine tundra and meadows; during winter is found in nearby lowlands.

Breeding and Nesting

Black Rosy-Finch: Four to five white eggs are laid in a cup nest built in a hole in a vertical cliff. Incubation ranges from 12 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

Black Rosy-Finch: Feeds on insects and other invertebrates in spring and summer; in the fall and winter, seeds and other plant parts make up the diet.

Readily Eats

Peanuts, Suet, Millet, Fruit, Sunflower Seeds (hulled), Commercial Mixed Bird Seed

Vocalization

Black Rosy-Finch: Emits a variety of low "cheep" notes that are used for various situations such as a contact call in flight and in proclaiming an occupied nesting territory.

Similar Species

Black Rosy-Finch: Other rosy finches show brown in plumage.

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Family Buntings, Finches, Sparrows (Emberizidae)_blue
Species Leucosticte atrata
Length6 Inches
Wingspan9.5 Inches

Black Rosy-Finch

Black Rosy-Finch: Medium finch with black-brown breast and back, and gray headband. Belly, rump, and wing patches are pink mixed with brown. Forages on ground and in shrubs, grasses and snowfields. Eats seeds and insects. Swift bounding flight, alternates rapid wing beats with wings pulled to sides.

● Song: "cheep-cheep-cheep"

● Foraging & Feeding: Black Rosy-Finch: Feeds on insects and other invertebrates in spring and summer; in the fall and winter, seeds and other plant parts make up the diet.

● Breeding & nesting: Black Rosy-Finch: Four to five white eggs are laid in a cup nest built in a hole in a vertical cliff. Incubation ranges from 12 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Black Rosy-Finch: Other rosy finches show brown in plumage.

Flight Pattern

Swift bounding flight with rapid wing beats.
Black Rosy Finch Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Black Rosy-Finch: Breeds in the Rocky Mountains of southwestern Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming to northern Nevada and Utah; spends winters south to northern Arizona and New Mexico. Preferred habitats include alpine tundra and meadows; during winter is found in nearby lowlands.
BreedingMonogamous, Loose colonies
PopulationUncommon and local
MigrationMigratory
Weight0.9 Ounces