Black Rosy Finch 402647 194253555 2008-02-26T21:06:34Z Eubot 231599 Removed taxobox colour. See [[User:Eubot/Removing colours from taxoboxen]]. {{Taxobox | name = Black Rosy Finch | status = LC | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[bird|Aves]] | ordo = [[Passeriformes]] | familia = [[Fringillidae]] | genus = ''[[Mountain finch|Leucosticte]]'' | species = '''''L. atrata''''' | binomial = ''Leucosticte atrata'' | binomial_authority = [[Robert Ridgway|Ridgway]], 1874 }} The '''Black Rosy Finch''' (or '''Black Rosy-finch'''), ''Leucosticte atrata'', is a medium-sized [[finch]]. Adults are black on the head, back and breast with pink on the belly, rump and wings. There is a patch of grey at the back of the head. They have short black legs and a long forked tail. Their breeding habitat is mountain areas above the tree-line in the western [[United States]]. They build a cup nest in a cavity on a cliff. Most birds [[bird migration|migrate]] short distances to lower elevations and further south. These birds forage on the ground, may fly to catch insects in flight. They mainly eat seeds from weeds and grasses and insects. They often feed in small flocks, sometimes mixing with [[Gray-crowned Rosy Finch]]es. At one time, the three [[North America]]n [[Mountain finch|Rosy finches]] were considered to be one species. One of the best places to view all three North American species of Rosy-Finches is at the Crest House as they winter in the Sandia Mountains east of Albuquerque. Visit www.rosyfinch.com for details. ==References== * {{IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=53456|title=Leucosticte atrata|downloaded=12 May 2006}} Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern ==Further reading== ===Book=== * Johnson, R. E. 2002. ''Black Rosy-Finch (Leucosticte atrata)''. In ''The Birds of North America'', No. 678 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. ===Thesis=== * French NR. Ph.D. (1955). ''LIFE HISTORY AND BEHAVIOR OF THE BLACK ROSY FINCH''. The University of Utah, United States -- Utah. ===Articles=== * Behle WH. (1973). ''Further Notes on Rosy Finches Wintering in Utah''. Wilson Bulletin. vol '''85''', no 3. p. 344-346. * Bjorklund CF. (1991). ''Black Rosy Finch Sighting on Big Muddy Cbc''. Blue Jay. vol '''49''', no 3. * Bull EL & Wales BC. (2001). ''Effects of disturbance on birds of conservation concern in eastern Oregon and Washington''. Northwest Sci. vol '''75''', p. 166-173. * Hendricks P. (1978). ''Notes on the Courtship Behavior of Brown-Capped Rosy Finches''. Wilson Bulletin. vol '''90''', no 2. p. 285-287. * Johnson RE. (1975). ''New Breeding Localities for Leucosticte in the Contiguous Western USA''. Auk. vol '''92''', no 3. p. 586-589. * Johnson RE. (1977). ''Seasonal Variation in the Genus Leucosticte in North America''. Condor. vol '''79''', no 1. p. 76-86. [[Category:Leucosticte]] [[Category:Birds of the Great Basin desert region|Rosy Finch, Black]] [[Category:Endemic birds of the U.S. Rocky Mountains|Rosy Finch, Black]] [[Category:Western North American migratory birds|Rosy Finch, Black]]