The Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch is a high-altitude specialist that breeds on the edges of glaciers and snowfields, feeding on insects and seeds blown onto snow. It has pink-flushed wings and belly with a gray crown. In winter it descends to lower elevations where it can be attracted to seed feeders at mountain ski areas.
Habitat
Alpine tundra, glaciers, and rocky snowfields
Diet
Seeds and insects blown onto snowfields
How common
Uncommon
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