Brandt's Mountain Finch bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsBrandt's Rosefinch, Brandt's Mountain-Finch, Black-headed Mountain-Finch, Pearl Finch, Brandt's Rosy-Finch, Brandt's rosy finch, Black-headed Mountain Finch
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyFinches, Euphonias / Fringillidae
GenusLeucosticte
Breeding regionOriental Region
Breeding subregionc, sc Palearctic from Tienshan to Altai and Himalayas in barren high-alpine zone: e Kazakhstan ne to Altay and Tuva regions (sc Russia), w, nw Xinjiang (nw China) and n, w Mongolia; in s through ne Afghanistan, e in Karakorum, s, c, e Tibet and Inner Himalayas to far n Myanmar, ne to n Qinghai and nw Gansu (nc China)
Non breeding regionsome move to lower elevations

Brandt's Mountain Finch bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Jarmo Pirhonen
    China
  • 2.
    Juvenile, © Dmitry Kulakov
    Tajikistan
  • 3.
    Flight call, © Antero Lindholm
    Russian Federation
  • 4.
    Courting call, © Roland Zeidler
    China
  • 5.
    Call, © Meena Haribal
    India
  • 6.
    Call, © Roland Zeidler
    China
  • 7.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    China
  • 8.
    Call, © Mike Nelson
    China
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Brandt's Mountain Finch

Brandt's Mountain Finch subspecies (7)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Leucosticte brandti brandtiKyrgyzstan, se Kazakhstan and nw China-No
Leucosticte brandti haematopygiaHimalayas from n Pakistan to w, s Tibet and Bhutan-No
Leucosticte brandti intermediac China-No
Leucosticte brandti margaritaceane Kazakhstan, s Siberia and nw China-No
Leucosticte brandti pallidiorwc China-No
Leucosticte brandti pamirensisTajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, ne Afghanistan and w China-No
Leucosticte brandti walterie Tibet and sw China-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
BulgarianЧерноглава алпийска чинка
Catalanpinsà montà de Brandt
Chinese高山岭雀, [gao-shan ling-que]
Chinese (Traditional)高山嶺雀, 黑頭嶺雀〔高山嶺雀〕
Croatiansiva zeba
Czechpěnkice horská, pěnkavice horská, pěnkavice velehorská
DanishMørkhovedet Rosenfinke, Mørkhovedet Fjeldfinke
DutchBrandt-bergvink, Brandts Bergvink
EsperantoNigrakapa leŭkostikto
Estonianmustpea-mägivint
Finnishrakkavuoripeippo
FrenchPyrrhulin de Brandt, Roselin de Brandt
FrisianSkiere berchfink
GalicianPimpín de Brandt
GermanMatten-Schneegimpel, Brandtalpenfink, Mattenschneegimpel
Hungariangyékény hópinty
IrishGlasán sléibhe dúcheannach
ItalianFringuello montano testanera, Fanello rosato di Brandt
Japaneseシンジュマシコ
Kazakhінжурең қунақ, Інжурењ құнақ, інжуқұнақ, інжурең құнақ
Latvianmelngalvas žubīte
Lithuanianjuodagalvis kalninis kikilis
MongolianАрцны зангалай, Цахир бужирга
Nepaliध्वा“से टाउके तितुभ“गेरा
Northern SamiGožuvárrebeibboš
NorwegianSotfjellfink, sotfjellfink
Norwegian NynorskSotfjellfink
Polishgóralka ciemnogłowa, góralka ciemnoglowa
Portuguesepintarroxo-montês-cinzento, Tentilhão-de-brandt, pinzão-montês-cinzento, tentilhão-cinzento
RussianЖемчужный вьюрок, Горный вьюрок, Вьюрок жемчужный
SerbianCrnoglava planinska zeba
Slovakhorniačka tmavohlavá
SlovenianSajasti snežni ščinkavec
SpanishPinzón montano de Brandt, Pinzón Rosado de Brandt
Swedishgrå alpfink
Tatarэнҗе чыпчык
TurkishBrandt dağ çütresi, Brandt Alameceği, Інжурең құнақ
Ukrainianкатуньчик перлистий
Uzbekтоғ марварид вьюроги, марварид вьюрок
WelshLlinos wridog Brandt