Brown-capped Rosy Finch
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{{Taxobox
| name = Brown-capped Rosy Finch
| status = LC
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| classis = [[bird|Aves]]
| ordo = [[Passeriformes]]
| familia = [[Fringillidae]]
| genus = ''[[Mountain finch|Leucosticte]]''
| species = '''''L. australis'''''
| binomial = ''Leucosticte australis''
| binomial_authority = [[Robert Ridgway|Ridgway]], 1874
}}
The '''Brown-capped Rosy Finch''' (or '''Brown-capped Rosy-finch'''), ''Leucosticte australis'', is a medium-sized [[finch]].
Adults are brown on the head, back, and breast with pink on the belly, rump, and wings. The forehead is black. They have short black legs and a long forked tail.
Their breeding habitat is mountain peaks in the central [[Rocky Mountains]] of the [[United States]]. They build a cup nest in a cavity on a cliff, or re-use abandoned [[Cliff Swallow]] nests.
In winter, these birds [[bird migration|migrate]] short distances to lower elevations.
These birds forage on the ground, but may fly to catch insects in flight. They mainly eat seeds from weeds and grasses and insects. They often feed in small flocks.
At one time, the three [[North America]]n [[Mountain finch|Rosy finches]] were considered to be one species.
The population of this bird appears to be declining.
==References==
* {{IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=54211|title=Leucosticte australis|downloaded=12 May 2006}} Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
==External links==
*[http://www.focusonnature.com/North%20143.jpg Photo]
==Further reading==
===Book===
* Johnson, R. E., P. Hendricks, D. L. Pattie, and K. B. Hunter. 2000. ''Brown-capped Rosy-Finch (Leucosticte australis)''. In ''The Birds of North America'', No. 536 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.
===Thesis===
* Shreeve D. F. Ph.D. diss. (1977). ''Comparative behavior of Aleutian Grey-crowned and Brown-capped rosy finches''. Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY.
===Articles===
* Banks RC & Browning MR. (1980). ''Correct Citations for Some North American Bird Taxa''. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. vol '''92''', no 1. p. 195-203.
* Hendricks DP. (1977). ''Brown-Capped Rosy Finch Nesting in New-Mexico''. Auk. vol '''94''', no 2. p. 384-385.
* Hendricks P. (1978). ''Notes on the Courtship Behavior of Brown-Capped Rosy Finches''. Wilson Bulletin. vol '''90''', no 2. p. 285-287.
* Hendricks P. (1980). ''Reaction of Brown-Capped Rosy Finches Leucosticte-Australis to Banded Nestlings''. Journal of Field Ornithology. vol '''51''', no 2.
* Johnson RE. (1965). ''Reproductive activities of rosy finches, with special reference to Montana''. Auk vol '''82''' p. 190–205.
* Johnson RE. (1977). ''Seasonal Variation in the Genus Leucosticte in North America''. Condor. vol '''79''', no 1. p. 76-86.
* Marti CD & Braun CE. (1975). ''Use of Tundra Habitats by Prairie Falcons in Colorado USA''. Condor. vol '''77''' p. 213-214.
* Shreeve D. F. (1980). ''Behaviour of the Aleutian Grey-crowned and Brown-capped rosy finches Leucosticte tephrocotis''. Ibis vol '''122''' p. 145–165.
[[Category:Leucosticte]]
[[Category:Endemic birds of the U.S. Rocky Mountains|Rosy Finch, Brown-capped]]
[[Category:North American restricted-range endemic bird species|Rosy Finch, Brown-capped]]