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Pale Rock-finch
Carpospiza brachydactyla
| Armenian Name: | Կարճամատ ճնճղուկ |
|---|---|
| Species Status: | Threatened Species - Species of Special Concern |
See Plate 58 for Pale Rock-finch and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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| Abundance: | Uncommon |
| Length: | 13.5-14.5 cm, Wing Span:27-30 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 332. |
| Description: | Drab with long wings and brown-orange legs. Pale grayish yellow-brown with paler supercilium, mustache, two wingbars, and tips to secondaries. Whitish tips on tail feathers and whitish belly. |
| Behavior: | Rather shy and secretive. Erratic in occurrence from year to year. |
| Habitat: | Steep rocky arid mountain slopes with low shrubs. |
| Food: | Seeds, small invertebrates. |
| Nest: | Cup of twigs and stems in low dense shrub. |
| Eggs: | 21 mm, 3-5, white, dark spots. |
