Brandt's Mountain Finch
Leucosticte brandtiBonaparte, CLJL, 1850
English (US) Brandt's Mountain Finch
The Brandt's Mountain Finch (Leucosticte brandti) 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 brandti
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brandt's Mountain Finch
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Leucosticte brandti margaritacea
- Leucosticte brandti brandti
- Leucosticte brandti pamirensis
- Leucosticte brandti haematopygia
- Leucosticte brandti pallidior
- Leucosticte brandti intermedia
- Leucosticte brandti walteri
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850
- Type locality
- eastern Siberia; amended to Turkestan by Hartert, 1904, Vogel pal. Fauna, p. 137; restricted to Zailiski Ala Tau by Vaurie, 1959, Birds Pal. Fauna, Passeriformes, p. 621.
- Original description
- Conspectus generum avium 1 p.537
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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