Wildlifeof China
Asian Rosy Finch
Finches, Sparrows & Buntings
Photo: (c) Анна Васильченко, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0
Leucosticte arctoa
Basic stats
Diet
Seeds, buds and shoots; also invertebrates
Habitat
Tundra and temperate grassland
Range
Breeds in Mongolia and the East Palearctic; winters in Manchuria, Korea, Sakhalin and Japan
The Asian rosy finch is a stout, dark brown finch that breeds in Mongolia and the East Palearctic and winters in Manchuria, Korea, Sakhalin and Japan. Its natural habitats are tundra and temperate grassland. Males over most of the range have black faces and throats and pinkish-suffused wings and flanks, though the Yakutian subspecies differs. (Wikipedia, general species account)
It feeds mostly on seeds, buds and shoots, with some invertebrates. Its breeding biology is poorly known and few nests have been found. It breeds from June to August, in the coldest areas from July, raising a single brood, singly or in loose colonies. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Asian Rosy Finch eat?
- Seeds, buds and shoots; also invertebrates
- What habitat does the Asian Rosy Finch live in?
- Tundra and temperate grassland
- Where is the Asian Rosy Finch found?
- Breeds in Mongolia and the East Palearctic; winters in Manchuria, Korea, Sakhalin and Japan