Pallas's Rosefinch is a Siberian finch that breeds in the northern forests of Russia and Mongolia and spends the winter in northeastern China, Korea, and Japan. Males are rosy red with silvery-white spots on the crown and throat. It is not a regular visitor to the US; a lone immature male photographed on St. Paul Island, Alaska, in September 2015 was a rare stray.
Appearance
- Appearance
- A fairly large, slender rosefinch, about 6.3–6.9 in (16–17.5 cm) long, with a long notched tail and a short gray bill. Males have a rose-red head and breast with white spots on the crown and throat; females are mostly brown with a streaked breast, white belly, and reddish-brown head. Both sexes show pale .
Where it lives
- Typical habitats
- Boreal forest
- Boreal shrubland
- Range
- Breeds across central and southeastern Russia and Mongolia; winters in northeastern China, Korea, and Japan. In Alaska it is , known from a bird on St. Paul Island (September 21–24, 2015).
- Seasonal presence
- Migratory. Not a regular visitor anywhere in North America.
Behavior
- Diet
- Mainly seeds.
Conservation
- IUCN Red List
- LCLeast ConcernLow risk of extinction
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