Desert Finch

Rhodospiza obsoleta

Least Concern

The Desert Finch is a finch of Central Asian mountains, steppe, and deserts. It uses woodland, scrub, grassland, orchards, or montane forest depending on the species, feeding on seeds, buds, fruit, nectar, or small insects. Many have strong bills for cracking seeds or delicate bills for fruit and nectar.

Family

Fringillidae

Group

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Range

Desert Finch Range — Resident or seasonal range in Central Asian mountains, steppe, and deserts

Population

≈ 500K–5M

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