| Plain mountain finch | |
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| Near Kupup(14000 ft), Sikkim, India. Subspecies nemoricola in breeding plumage. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Leucosticte |
| Species: | L. nemoricola
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucosticte nemoricola (Hodgson, 1836)
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The plain mountain finch (Leucosticte nemoricola) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland, upland forest and rocky cliffs.[2] It is a resident breeder across the Himalayas.[3] Their color and patterns resemble house sparrows.[4]
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Leucosticte nemoricola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22720467A131886215. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22720467A131886215.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ BirdLife International. 2018. Leucosticte nemoricola. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22720467A131886215. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22720467A131886215.en. Accessed on 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Plain Mountain Finch". Animalia.
- ^ John, Samuel. "Plain Mountain Finches in Sleet and Snow | Roundglass | Sustain". roundglasssustain.com. Retrieved 2024-10-17.