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Brown-capped Rosy-Finch

Leucosticte australisOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Finches (Fringillidae)

Breeding Location:

Rocky cliffs



Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Colonial



Breeding Population:

Fairly common



Egg Color:

White



Number of Eggs:

3 - 5



Incubation Days:

12 - 14



Egg Incubator:

Female



Nest Material:

Moss, grass, weeds and rootlets., Lined with fur, hair and feathers.



Migration:

Migratory



Splitbar

Overview

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch: Medium finch, pink-red overall with black forehead, brown head, breast, back. Black bill in summer, yellow with black tip in winter. Forages on ground, eats seeds, sometimes insects. Swift bouncy flight, alternates rapid wing beats with wings pulled to sides.

Range and Habitat

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch: Resident in the Rocky Mountains from Wyoming to New Mexico; descends to lower elevations near breeding areas in winter. Lives in alpine tundra and meadows; winters in nearby lowlands.

Breeding and Nesting

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch: Three to five white eggs are laid in a nest made of moss, grass, weeds, and rootlets, lined with fur and feathers, and built on a cliff ridge, rock crevice, cave, or under a building eave. Incubation ranges from 12 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch: Eats mostly seeds, but takes some insects in summer; forages on the ground.

Readily Eats

Peanuts, Suet, Millet, Fruit, Sunflower Seeds (hulled)

Vocalization

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch: Song is a twittering canary-like song, given in courtship flight by male.

Similar Species

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch: Gray crowned Rosy-Finch and Black Rosy-Finch have gray head patches.

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Family Buntings, Finches, Sparrows (Emberizidae)_blue
Species Leucosticte australis
Length5.7 - 6.5 Inches
Wingspan9.5 Inches

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch

Brown-capped Rosy-Finch: Medium finch, pink-red overall with black forehead, brown head, breast, back. Black bill in summer, yellow with black tip in winter. Forages on ground, eats seeds, sometimes insects. Swift bouncy flight, alternates rapid wing beats with wings pulled to sides.

● Song: "peyt-a-weet", "chew", "peent"

● Foraging & Feeding: Brown-capped Rosy-Finch: Eats mostly seeds, but takes some insects in summer; forages on the ground.

● Breeding & nesting: Brown-capped Rosy-Finch: Three to five white eggs are laid in a nest made of moss, grass, weeds, and rootlets, lined with fur and feathers, and built on a cliff ridge, rock crevice, cave, or under a building eave. Incubation ranges from 12 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Brown-capped Rosy-Finch: Gray crowned Rosy-Finch and Black Rosy-Finch have gray head patches.

Flight Pattern

Swift rather bouncy flight with rapid wing beats with brief periods of wings pulled to sides.
Brown-capped Rosy-Finch Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Brown-capped Rosy-Finch: Resident in the Rocky Mountains from Wyoming to New Mexico; descends to lower elevations near breeding areas in winter. Lives in alpine tundra and meadows; winters in nearby lowlands.
BreedingMonogamous, Colonial
PopulationFairly common
MigrationMigratory
Weight0.9 Ounces