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Mongolian Finch

Bucanetes mongolicus

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Size:

14-15 cm

Weight:

18-26 g

Taxonomy:

(Swinhoe, 1870)

Short Description:

The Mongolian finch (Bucanetes mongolicus), also known as the Mongolian trumpeter finch, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. The Mongolian finch is a small, long-winged bird. It has a large head and short, thick greyish-yellow bill. In breeding plumage, males have a pink flush to their face and underparts, and there are extensive white and pink areas in the wings, a pattern that is also present but less marked in non-breeding plumage. This bird is a resident from eastern Turkey, across the Caucasus, east into Central Asia and on to western China and Mongolia and south into the Kashmir. Mountainous areas of stony desert or semi-arid scrub and rocky slopes are favoured for breeding. It is native to Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, India, Nepal, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan. It is a vagrant in Bahrain. In Pakistan, Mongolian Finch is locally frequent nomadic resident in dry hilly areas and upland plateaux in the far north, but less common in Baluchistan. Often sympatric with Trumpeter Finch.

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Mongolian Finches are social birds, often seen in small flocks outside the breeding season. They forage on the ground, searching for seeds and occasionally insects. During breeding season, males establish territories and engage in courtship displays to attract mates. Nesting occurs in rocky crevices or among vegetation, where females lay eggs and both parents participate in incubation and feeding of the young.
Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast

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