Passeriformes / Fringillidae / Leucosticte
Brandt's Mountain Finch
Leucosticte brandti · 高山岭雀
Introduction
A species of finch in the family Fringillidae found in temperate grasslands across Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.
Distribution & Habitat
Found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Fringillidae
- Genus
- Leucosticte
Taxonomy Changes
Montifringilla brandti → Leucosticte brandti
Genus transfer — GBIF Backbone Taxonomy uses the former name; AviList 2025 uses the current name.
Subspecies (7)
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Leucosticte brandti brandti
western Tien Shan Mountains to Kyrgystan and western China (western Xinjiang)
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.
