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Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch

Leucosticte tephrocotisOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Finches (Fringillidae)
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Head Illustration

Head

  • Bill Shape: Cone
  • Eye Color: Brown.
  • Head Pattern: Eyeline, Capped, Plain, Crested or plumed, Special (unique patterns or features)
  • Crown Color: Black
  • Forehead Color: Black
  • Nape Color: Gray
  • Throat Color: Black
  • Cere color: No Data
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Body Illustration

Body

  • Length Range: 15-15 cm (5.75-6 in)
  • Weight: 23-26 g (0.8-0.9 oz)
  • Size: Size 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
  • Color: Pink, Brown, Black, Gray
  • Underparts: White with gray wash, with pink on belly, sides and flanks.
  • Upperparts: Brown
  • Back Pattern: Striped or streaked, Solid
  • Belly Pattern: Solid
  • Breast Pattern: Solid
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Flight Illustration

Flight

  • Flight Pattern: Bounding flight with several rapid wing beats.
  • Wingspan Range: 23-24 cm (9-9.5 in)
  • Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
  • Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
  • Tail Pattern: Solid
  • Upper Tail: Black
  • Under Tail: Black
  • Leg Color: Gray-black
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Family Buntings, Finches, Sparrows (Emberizidae)_blue
Species Leucosticte tephrocotis
Length5.75 - 6 Inches
Wingspan9.25 Inches

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch

Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch: Medium finch with brown body and pink on shoulders, flanks, and belly. Forehead is dark brown. The black bill turns yellow with a dark tip in the winter. Back of head and belly have gray patches. Forages in bushes, trees and on ground for seeds and insects. Bounding flight.

● Song: "cheep-cheep-cheep"

● Foraging & Feeding: Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch: Eats seeds, vegetation, and insects; forages on the ground.

● Breeding & nesting: Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch: Four to five white eggs, sometimes with red brown spots, are laid in a bulky nest built in a rock cavity. Incubation ranges from 12 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch: Black Rosy-Finch lacks brown back and breast. Brown-capped Rosy-Finch lacks gray on the head.

Flight Pattern

Bounding flight with several rapid wing beats.
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch: Breeds from Alaska to California and descends to lower elevations near breeding areas in the winter. Prefers alpine tundra and high snowfields; winters in nearby lowlands.
BreedingMonogamous, Colonial
PopulationWidespread
MigrationSome migrate
Weight0.8 - 0.9 Ounces