Bird name:

Black Rosy-Finch

Leucosticte atrata

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Finches (Fringillidae)

Code 4

BLRF

Code 6

LEUATR

ITIS

179222

Breeding Location:

Mountains, Grasslands

Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Loose colonies

Breeding Population:

Uncommon and local

Egg Color:

White

Number of Eggs:

4 - 5

Incubation Days:

12 - 14

Egg Incubator:

Female

Nest Material:

Grass and moss with lining of hair, feathers, and soft grasses.

Migration:

Migratory

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General

Black Rosy-Finch: Medium-sized finch with black-brown breast, and back, and gray headband. Belly, rump, and wing patches are pink mixed with brown. Female is similar but not as pink.

Range and Habitat

Black Rosy-Finch: Breeds in the Rocky Mountains of southwestern Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming to northern Nevada and Utah; spends winters south to northern Arizona and New Mexico. Preferred habitats include alpine tundra and meadows; during winter is found in nearby lowlands.

Breeding and Nesting

Black Rosy-Finch: Four to five white eggs are laid in a cup nest built in a hole in a vertical cliff. Incubation ranges from 12 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

Black Rosy-Finch: Feeds on insects and other invertebrates in spring and summer; in the fall and winter, seeds and other plant parts make up the diet.

Readily Eats

Peanuts, Suet, Millet, Fruit, Sunflower Seeds (hulled), Commercial Mixed Bird Seed

Vocalization

Black Rosy-Finch: Emits a variety of low "cheep" notes that are used for various situations such as a contact call in flight and in proclaiming an occupied nesting territory.

Similar Species

Black Rosy-Finch: Other rosy finches show brown in plumage.

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Belly

The ventral part of the bird, or the area between the flanks on each side and the crissum and breast. Flight muscles are located between the belly and the breast.

Breast

The upper front part of a bird.

Rump

The area between the uppertail coverts and the back of the bird.

4 and 6 letter alpha codes

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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