Black-winged snowfinch
Appearance
Black-winged snowfinch | |
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Black-winged snowfinch, Ladakh, India | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Passeridae |
Genus: | Montifringilla |
Species: | M. adamsi
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Binomial name | |
Montifringilla adamsi Adams, 1859
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The black-winged snowfinch (Montifringilla adamsi), or Adams's snowfinch, is a species of bird in the sparrow family.
It is found in China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is commonly resident in the Tibetan plateau region of north-western Nepal, where it spends the summer at elevations of 4,200–5,100 metres (13,800–16,700 ft) and the winter at 2,530–3,445 metres (8,301–11,302 ft), on open stony hillsides, on plateau and near villages.[2]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Montifringilla adamsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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(help) - ^ Grimmett, Richard; Inskipp, Carol; Inskipp, Tim (2000). Birds of Nepal. London: Christopher Helm Ltd. ISBN 0-7136-5166-0.
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