The mountain finches are

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...

s in the genus ''Leucosticte'' from the true

finch The true finches are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Fringillidae. Finches have stout conical bills adapted for eating seeds and nuts and often have colourful plumage. They occupy a great range of habitats where they are usua ...

family, Fringillidae. This genus also includes the rosy finches, named from their pinkish plumage. The genus is a

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to the

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...

'' Procarduelis'' containing the Asian

dark-breasted rosefinch The dark-breasted rosefinch (''Procarduelis nipalensis'') is a species of true finch in the monotypic genus ''Procarduelis''. It is found in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are bor ...

. These birds are native to Asia and North America and are typically found in barren mountainous regions. Many species eat more insect material than other finches. There are six species in the genus:

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