Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (17)
- Subspecies (7)
Scott A. MacDougall-Shackleton, Richard E. Johnson, and Thomas P. Hahn
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2000
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2000
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Сивоглава алписка чинка |
| Czech | pěnkavice šedohlavá |
| Dutch | Grijskruinbergvink |
| English (United States) | Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch |
| French | Roselin à tête grise |
| German | Schwarzstirn-Schneegimpel |
| Japanese | ハイガシラハギマシコ |
| Norwegian | grånakkefjellfink |
| Polish | góralka siwogłowa |
| Russian | Американский вьюрок |
| Serbian | Sivoglava ružina zeba |
| Slovak | horniačka sivohlavá |
| Spanish | Pinzón Montano Nuquigrís |
| Spanish (Panama) | Pinzón Montano Nuquigrís |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pinzón montano nuquigrís |
| Swedish | grånackad alpfink |
| Turkish | Gri Başlı Alamecek |
Leucosticte tephrocotis (Swainson, 1832)
PROTONYM:
Linaria (Leucosticte) tephrocotis
Swainson, 1832. FaunaBor.-Am.[Swainson&Richardson] 2(1831), p.265.
TYPE LOCALITY:
on the Saskatchewan ; type from near Carlton House, Saskatchewan, fide Hellmayr, 1938, Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser., 13, pt. 11, p. 262.
Definitions
- LEUCOSTICTE
- leucosticte / leucostictos / leucostictus
- tephrocotis
- Tephrocotis
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Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Figure 1. Distribution of the Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch.
This species occurs locally, and may vary widely in abundance within its winter range.