Long-tailed Rosefinch

Scientific name: Carpodacus sibiricus
Mongolian name: Үүрэн сүүлт бужмар
Order: Passeriformes
Bird family: Fringillidae (Siskins, crossbills, allies)
Conservation status: LC

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Key information

The long-tailed rosefinch (Carpodacus sibiricus) is a species of finch of the family Fringillidae which can be found in Mongolia, China, Japan, Kazakhstan, North Korea, South Korea, and Russia.

Length : 16–18 cm

Weight :  16–26 g

Population : The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as common. 

Habitat: Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, and temperate grassland.

Diet: Mostly seeds, berries and buds of plants and bushes. 

 

 

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