The Mongolian Finch lives in dry mountains from Central to East Asia. Breeding males show a rosy flush on the head and breast.
It has a large head and a stout bill. The rosy color on breeding males is stronger than on females and nonbreeding males.
It feeds on plant seeds on dry slopes and stony ground. Outside the breeding season it may move locally in search of food.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.