English: Eurasian Twite, Twite
Russian: Горная коноплянка
German: Berghanfling
French: Linotte a bec jaune
Mongolian:Улаан цэгцүүхэй, Улаан бор бужирга
Japanese: キバシヒワ (Kibashi-hiwa)
Body length: 12-14 cm
Wing span: 19-22 cm
Winter visitor
Breeding season: May - August
Egg number: 5-6
Egg colour: Pale blue with varied specks,
spots, small blotches.
Brood:
1 per year
Global status: Least concern
Regional status: Least concern
Food: Grasshoppers, files, beetles and other terrestrial
insects.
Habitat: Breeding habitats are mountain
slopes with boulders and cliffs, dry open mountain steppe with sparse
vegetation and scattered bushes, dry river valleys near mountain slopes with
bushes in high mountains. They form flocks consisting of 4-10 individuals and
eat seeds and fruits of various plants in winter and seasonal movement.