I’ve never heard of it, so pretty!
Linda, it’s an alpine breeder that lives mostly above tree line in Western North America.
News to me as well and I thought I knew birds.
The black rosy finch was first classified by American ornithologist Robert Ridgway in 1874.[1] This bird has been thought to form a superspecies with the three other rosy finches: grey-crowned rosy finch (L. tephrocotis) and the brown-capped rosy finch (L. australis), all of which were classified as the same species as the Asian rosy finch (L. arctoa) from 1983–1993.[2][3][4] Recent mitochondrial DNA evidence shows the rosy finches are all indeed very closely related and can be easily confused with one another.[3][5] Along with four Asian rosy finches, the three North American rosy finches form the mountain finch genus Leucosticte. There are no recognized subspecies of the black rosy finch.[4] Alternative common names include: roselin (in French), Rußschneegimpel (in German), and pinzón montano negro (in Spanish).[6] Wikipedia
Gray Crowned Rosy Finch. A favourite of mine. From the archives. Photo taken on our front deck in Southern Alberta.
Thank-you everyone for the kind comments. I just love this young ladies ball gown. Terri Vidricaire
Wow, that is a sign of how cold it was.