A pink-and-brown songbird of high North American mountains and Alaskan islands. In winter it moves lower to avoid heavy snow and may visit feeders.
Its plumage is pink and brown, with pink on the belly and wings that shows as it forages.
It breeds high in barren mountains near the snowline. In winter it moves downslope to avoid heavy snow and may eat sunflower seeds at feeders.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.