Brown-capped rosy finch

The brown-capped rosy finch (Leucosticte australis) is a medium-sized finch endemic to North America in the middle of the Rocky Mountains.

Adults are brown on the head, back, and breast. The belly and rump are pink, with additional pink shading on the wings and tail. The bill is yellow in winter and black in summer. They build a cup nest in a cavity on a cliff, or re-use abandoned cliff swallow nests. In winter, these birds migrate short distances to lower elevations. They forage on the ground, but may fly to catch insects in flight.

Despite fears that the population of this bird is declining, an analysis published in 2023 found a healthy population with more than three times the birds estimated in a 2016 report.