Gray-crowned Rosy Finch

The Gray-crowned Rosy Finch, or Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, (Leucosticte tephrocotis) is a species of passerine bird in the family Fringillidae native to Alaska, western Canada, and the north-western United States. Due to its remote and rocky alpine habitat it is rarely seen. There are currently six recognized subspecies. It is one of four species of rosy-finches.

Read more about Gray-crowned Rosy Finch:  Taxonomy, Description, Distribution and Habitat, Behavior

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