Asian Rosy Finch
Leucosticte arctoa(Pallas, PS, 1811)
English (US) Asian Rosy Finch
The Asian Rosy Finch (Leucosticte arctoa) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Leucosticte arctoa
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Asian Rosy Finch
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1811)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Leucosticte arctoa arctoa
- Leucosticte arctoa cognata
- Leucosticte arctoa sushkini
- Leucosticte arctoa gigliolii
- Leucosticte arctoa brunneonucha
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Passer arctous
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1811)
- Type locality
- Yenisei River and eastern Siberia; restricted to Russian Altai by Kozlova, 1934, Ibis, p. 293.
- Original description
- Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica, sistens omnium animalium in extenso Imperio Rossico (etc.) 2 p.21
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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