Finches (Fringillidae)
Grey-crowned Rosy-finch (Leucosticte tephrocotis) - HBW 15, p. 573
French: Roselin à tête grise
German: Schwarzstirn-Schneegimpel
Spanish: Pinzón Montano Nuquigrí
Taxonomy: Linaria (Leucosticte) tephrocotis Swainson, 1832, near Carlton House, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Has been thought possibly to form a superspecies with L. arctoa, L. atrata and L. australis, and all are often treated as conspecific; recent analysis of mitochondrial DNA indicates close genetic similarity among all four. Has hybridized with L. atrata. Nominate race and griseonucha intergrade in Alaska. Proposed race irvingi (described from Anaktuvuk Pass, in N Alaska) considered synonymous with nominate, and maxima (from Commander Is, off NE Russia) synonymized with griseonucha. Six subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- griseonucha ( J. F. Brandt, 1842) - Commander Is, and Aleutian Is (including Shumagin Is and Semidi Is) E to Alaskan Peninsula; non-breeding S to Kodiak I.
- umbrina Murie, 1944 - Hall I, St Matthew I and Pribilof Is, in Bering Sea.
- littoralis S. F. Baird, 1869 - breeds SC Alaska E to W Canada (SW Yukon, NW British Columbia) and S in W USA from Washington and Oregon (along Cascade Mts) to N California (Mt Shasta); winters in S of breeding range E to C Montana, W Nevada, N Utah and C New Mexico.
- griseonucha ( J. F. Brandt, 1842) - Commander Is, and Aleutian Is (including Shumagin Is and Semidi Is) E to Alaskan Peninsula; non-breeding S to Kodiak I.
- umbrina Murie, 1944 - Hall I, St Matthew I and Pribilof Is, in Bering Sea.
- littoralis S. F. Baird, 1869 - breeds SC Alaska E to W Canada (SW Yukon, NW British Columbia) and S in W USA from Washington and Oregon (along Cascade Mts) to N California (Mt Shasta); winters in S of breeding range E to C Montana, W Nevada, N Utah and C New Mexico.
- tephrocotis ( Swainson, 1832) - breeds N & C Alaska E to NW Canada (C Yukon, British Columbia, W Alberta) and NW USA (NW Montana); winters from S British Columbia E to SW Saskatchewan and South Dakota, S to NE California, Nevada, Utah, W Colorado and N New Mexico.
- wallowa A. H. Miller, 1939 - breeds NE Oregon (Wallowa Mts); winters S to WC Nevada and CE California.
- dawsoni Grinnell, 1913 - E California (Sierra Nevada and White Mts).
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A bird calling on the top of a wall Locality Adak Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA (United States) (ssp tephrocotis)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 May 1998 3 years ago 31 sec 4.5 -
A bird calling many times Locality Adak Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA (United States) (ssp tephrocotis)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 1998 3 years ago 37 sec 4.5 -
Two birds foraging on the ground Locality Medny Island, Commander Islands, Kamchatka Krai, Eastern Russia, Russia (ssp tephrocotis)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 1998 3 years ago 30 sec 4.4 -
Adult fouraging at roadside Locality Unalaska Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, USA (United States) (ssp griseonucha)
Marc de Bont 27 July 2008 46 weeks ago 1 min 6 sec 3.5 -
A male feeding at the edge of the snow Locality Sudbury, Ontario, Canada (ssp tephrocotis)
Luc Fazio 31 December 2003 3 years ago 34 sec 2.8
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Bird at a feeder.
Locality Exshaw, Alberta, Canada
Ian Maton 23 January 2012 2 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 4.4 -
Grey-crowned rosy finches feeding.
Locality Walden, Jackson County, Colorado, USA (United States)
Mike Ross 7 January 2010 1 year ago 4 -
Hepburn's Rosy Finch feeding.
Locality Kremmling, Grand County, Colorado, USA (United States)
Mike Ross 2 February 2010 1 year ago 4 -
two birds perching
Locality Colorado, USA (United States)
Hector Ceballos-Lascurain 9 February 2008 20 hours ago ADDED TODAY! 2.7 -
A bird standing on rocky soil.
Locality Saint Paul Island, Pribilof Islands, Alaska, USA (United States) (ssp Pribilof subspecies)
Ken Havard 24 May 2004 1 year ago 2.7 -
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch.
Locality Sandia Crest, Sandia Mountains, New Mexico, USA (United States)
Ron Flemal 3 February 2009 2 years ago 2.5
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