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Plain mountain finch

Leucosticte nemoricola (Hodgson, 1836)

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The plain mountain finch (Leucosticte nemoricola) is a species in the family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 22.5 g to 22.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Plain mountain finch (Leucosticte nemoricola)
Photo: J.M.Garg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the plain mountain finch

Weight
22.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the plain mountain finch live?

Not recorded

What is the plain mountain finch?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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. It is a resident breeder across the Himalayas. Their color and patterns resemble house sparrows.

From the Wikipedia article “Plain mountain finch” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plain_mountain_finch&oldid=1359091413), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the plain mountain finch endangered?

The plain mountain finch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the plain mountain finch classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyFringillidae
  6. genusLeucosticte
  7. SpeciesLeucosticte nemoricola (Hodgson, 1836)

Synonyms Fringilauda nemoricola, Passer pulverulentus

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • Plain mountain-finchEnglish
  • Plain mountain-finchEnglish
  • Plain mountain-finchEnglish
  • عصفور الجبل العاديArabic
  • Кафява алпийска чинкаBulgarian
  • pinsà montà de HodgsonCatalan
  • Гималай кырык алавирӹкMari
  • pěnkavice alpínskáCzech
  • llinos wridog HodgsonWelsh
  • Brun FjeldfinkeDanish
  • WaldrosenfinkGerman
  • HodgsonalpenfinkGerman
  • WaldschneegimpelGerman
  • bruna fringoEsperanto
  • Pinzón montano de HodgsonSpanish
  • Pinzón Montano de HogdsonSpanish
  • nõlva-mägivintEstonian
  • pikkuvuoripeippoFinnish
  • Roselin de HodgsonFrench
  • Leucosticte de HodgsonFrench
  • Glasán donn sléibheIrish
  • planinska zebaCroatian
  • erdei hópintyHungarian
  • Fanello rosato disadornoItalian
  • Fringuello montano disadornoItalian
  • ハイイロマシコJapanese
  • Аршашыл құнақKazakh
  • himalajinis kalninis kikilisLithuanian
  • brūnā žubīteLatvian
  • Hodgsons BergvinkDutch
  • brunfjellfinkNorwegian
  • góralka brunatnaPolish
  • tentilhão-castanhoPortuguese
  • pintarroxo-montês-simplesPortuguese
  • pinzão-montês-de-sobrancelhas-clarasPortuguese
  • Гималайский вьюрокRussian
  • horniačka vrabčiaSlovak
  • Jednobojna planinska zebaSerbian
  • brun alpfinkSwedish
  • Hodgson AlameceğiTurkish
  • катуньчик арчевийUkrainian
  • 林岭雀Chinese
  • 林嶺雀Chinese

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Relatives of the plain mountain finch

Other species in the same genus Leucosticte.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the plain mountain finch?

An adult plain mountain finch weighs 22.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the plain mountain finch endangered?

The plain mountain finch is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the plain mountain finch?

The plain mountain finch (Leucosticte nemoricola) belongs to the family Fringillidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{plain_mountain_finch_2026,
  title = {Plain mountain finch (Leucosticte nemoricola)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/plain-mountain-finch},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}