Leucosticte nemoricola
Silhouette: PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The plain mountain finch (Leucosticte nemoricola) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland, upland forest and rocky cliffs. It is a resident breeder across the Himalayas. Their color and patterns resemble house sparrows.
The plain mountain Finch is from the domain Eukaryote, the class Aves, the phylum Chordata and the order Passeriformes. They are from the family Fringillidae. The birds are a part of the genus Leucosticte and from the species nemoricola.
The Plain Mountain Finch is 14–15 centimetres (5.5–5.9 in) long, weighs 18–25 grams (0.63–0.88 oz), and has a slender build with long wings, a notched tail, and a short pointed bill. It features a buff brown head with tawny streaks, a beige neck, and pale brown around the eye and cheek. Its Mantle and back is dark brown with pale streaks, while its lower back is pale gray. The tail and wings are dark brown with buff-brown and white markings. Both males and females look alike, while juveniles are paler with less distinct markings.
The Plain Mountain Finch is found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Myanmar... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 2 | Hemis National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Mountain-Finch sighting in Jiuzhaigou National Park on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 61st most-seen of the 131 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, June and August
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Mountain-Finch in Jiuzhaigou National Park on a given day, against about 10% in May, July and September–December, the lowest months. Those are among Jiuzhaigou National Park's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in December. January to March have too few records to rate.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plain Mountain-Finch sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Plain Mountain-Finch sightings, Jiuzhaigou National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Hemis National Park (India, about 10%) and Langtang National Park (Nepal, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Plain Mountain-Finch is recorded against all the birds logged in Jiuzhaigou National Park (19 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
