Asian Rosy Finch

The Asian rosy finch or Asian rosy-finch (Leucosticte arctoa) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It breeds in Mongolia and the East Palearctic; it winters in Manchuria, Korea, Sakhalin and Japan. Its natural habitats are tundra and temperate grassland. == Taxonomy == Genetic studies show that the species is very closely related to the three American species Gray-crowned rosy finch, Black rosy finch, and Brown-capped rosy finch; the four of them were treated often as conspecific. === Subspecies === L. a. arctoa – Russian Altai L. a. brunneonucha – Mountains of East Siberia (Lena River to Kamchatka and Kuril Islands) L. a. cognata – Sayan Mountains and adjacent mountains on Russia-Mongolia border L. a. gigliolii – Mountains north of Lake Baikal (east to Yablonovy mountains) L. a. sushkini – Northern Mongolia (Khangai region) == Description == The Asian rosy finch is a stout, dark brown finch. Males across most of the species' range exhibit a distinctive appearance with black faces and throats, and wings and flanks suffused with a pinkish hue. However, the Yakutian subspecies deviates from this pattern, displaying deeper brown wings with no trace of pink. Females lack the pink coloration and present a paler…