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Twite
Carduelis flavirostris
(C. f. brevirostris)
| Armenian Name: | Լեռնային վշասարեկ |
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See Plate 56 for Twite and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 14 cm, Wing Span:22-24 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 320. |
| Description: | Dark-streaked with white feather edges on wing and base of tail; short conical yellowish bill. In flight shows a bold white wing patch from below. |
| Adult (Breeding): | Appears pale with contrasting blackish wings and tail. Dark streaks on back and sides of breast. Broad pink rump is brighter in male. |
| Adult (Non-breeding): | Browner and more heavily streaked. |
| Juvenile: | Darker than non-breeder with streaked brown rump. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from Eurasian Linnet by yellowish bill. |
| Behavior: | Gregarious, feeding in small flocks on rocky mountain slopes. Males form large "dusk choruses" in breeding season. Often comes to water to bathe. |
| Habitat: | Mountain steppe in summer; orchards and crop fields in winter. |
| Food: | Seeds, small invertebrates. |
| Nest: | Small cup of grass, feathers, and wool under tussock or stone, or in fork of small tree. |
| Eggs: | 18 mm, 4-6, bluish-green, black-brown spots. |
