Brandt's Mountain Finch
Leucosticte brandti
高山岭雀
Introduction
A finch species in the family Fringillidae. Inhabits temperate grassland habitats across Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.
Distribution & Habitat
Occurs across multiple Central and South Asian countries including Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. Inhabits temperate grassland environments.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Genus
- Leucosticte
- eBird Code
- bhmfin1
Subspecies (7)
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Leucosticte brandti brandti
western Tien Shan Mountains to Kyrgystan and western China (western Xinjiang)
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Leucosticte brandti haematopygia
Himalayas from northern Pakistan to western and southern Tibet and Bhutan
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Leucosticte brandti intermedia
central China
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Leucosticte brandti margaritacea
high barren plains of western Mongolia and southeastern Altai
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Leucosticte brandti pallidior
mountains of western China (southwestern Xinjiang to northeastern Qinghai)
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Leucosticte brandti pamirensis
southern Kyrgystan to Pamir Mountains and northeastern Afghanistan
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Leucosticte brandti walteri
eastern Tibet and southwestern China
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.