Asian Rosy Finch

Leucosticte arctoa (Pallas, 1811)

≈18 cmLength31 gWeight

This is a stocky, dark brown finch; in most regions, the male has a black face and throat and pink-washed wings and flanks.

Busiest months: February · Most records: Japan, China, Mongolia

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

Stocky, dark brown finch
Male has a black face and throat in most regions
Male has a pink wash on the wings and flanks in most regions

Male, female and young

Female lacks pink and has a paler face and throat than the male.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: February · Most records: Japan, China, Mongolia

Asian Rosy Finch has been recorded at 24 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Hamanaka – Cape KiritappuJapan100 records
Betsukai – Notsuke Peninsula Nature CenterJapan54 records
Khukh lake NR, Gurvanbulag, Bayankhongor, MNMongolia49 records

More places

Urqihan [General Area]China39 records
Lingshan Scenic AreaChina35 records
Betsukai – Notsuke Peninsula – NarawaraJapan34 records
Nemuro – Cape NosappuJapan19 records
Nemuro – Shunkunitai Wild Bird SanctuaryJapan11 records
Rausu – Rausu Fishing PortJapan7 records
Nemuro – Shunkunitai Nature CenterJapan4 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Japan China Mongolia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Asian rosy finch or Asian rosy-finch (Leucosticte arctoa) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.

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Questions

How big is the Asian Rosy Finch?

The Asian Rosy Finch is about ≈18 cm long and weighs around 31 g.

Where does the Asian Rosy Finch live?

Its breeding range: Palearctic: subarctic to temperate central, northeastern Palearctic in Altai to eastern Russia in barren alpine rocky areas, snowfields: northeastern Kazakhstan, Altay and Tuva regions (south-central Siberia) and western, northern Mongolia; disjunctly Baikal area to Sea of Okhotsk, Kamchatka and northern Kuril Islands (eastern Russia), northwestern Inner Mongolia (far northern China) and (perhaps) central Hokkaido (northern Japan). It is most often recorded in Japan, China and Mongolia.

When is the best time to see the Asian Rosy Finch?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Asian Rosy Finch endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Asian Rosy Finch as Least Concern.

What does the Asian Rosy Finch eat?

Main food: Omnivore.

What family is the Asian Rosy Finch in?

It belongs to the family Finches, Euphonias (Fringillidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Length: ≈18 cm
Weight: 31 g
Habitat: Grassland
Diet: Omnivore
Lifestyle: Perches in trees
Migration: Partial migrant
Conservation: Least Concern

More measurements

Wing: 106 mm
Tail: 72 mm
Bill: 14 mm
Tarsus: 19 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Palearctic: subarctic to temperate central, northeastern Palearctic in Altai to eastern Russia in barren alpine rocky areas, snowfields: northeastern Kazakhstan, Altay and Tuva regions (south-central Siberia) and western, northern Mongolia; disjunctly Baikal area to Sea of Okhotsk, Kamchatka and northern Kuril Islands (eastern Russia), northwestern Inner Mongolia (far northern China) and (perhaps) central Hokkaido (northern Japan)

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

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