A representative red bird in Asakawa River basinin winter, which enjoys high popularity at bird-watching tours. Feeds onseeds of mugworts and goldenrods in dry riverbeds.@own streaks, and scarletbelly. Female: pale brown above and below with almost no red plumage. Firstobservation of the species is mainly in mid-November, and the last in earlypart of April every year at Asakawa River basin.
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