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Armenian Name: | Սովորական ոսպնուկ |
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See Plate 56 for Common Rosefinch and other similar species
Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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Abundance: | Common |
Length: | 14.5-15 cm, Wing Span:24-26.5 cm |
Distribution Map: | Map 325. |
Description: | Thick grayish bill. |
Adult (Breeding): | Male varies from red to brown; typically having red head, breast, and rump, and pinkish flanks. Rare individuals may have red replaced by yellow. Female is pale gray-brown with streaked breast and two narrow off-white wingbars. |
Juvenile: | Similar to female but darker with streaks on crown, back, and breast and pale brown-yellow wingbars. |
Behavior: | On breeding territory, males sing frequently from prominent shrubs. |
Habitat: | Mountain steppe to alpine meadows with scattered shrubs. |
Food: | Seeds, small invertebrates. |
Nest: | Cup of thin stems, feathers, and rootlets in shrub or tall plant. |
Eggs: | 20 mm, 4-6, pale blue-green, black-brown spots. |