The black-winged snowfinch or Adams's snowfinch (Montifringilla adamsi),[2] is a species of bird in the sparrow family.
| Black-winged snowfinch | |
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| Black-winged snowfinch, Ladakh, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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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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.[3]
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Montifringilla adamsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22718326A132116930. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22718326A132116930.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ The Eponym Dictionary of Birds. Bloomsbury. 19 March 2020. p. 15. ISBN 9781472982698.
- ^ Grimmett, Richard; Inskipp, Carol; Inskipp, Tim (2000). Birds of Nepal. London: Christopher Helm Ltd. ISBN 0-7136-5166-0.
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