Blanford's snowfinch

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Blanford's snowfinch (Pyrgilauda blanfordi) or the plain-backed snowfinch, is a species of bird in the sparrow family.

Blanford's snowfinch
Blanford's Snowfinch at Puga Valley, Ladakh, India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passeridae
Genus: Pyrgilauda
Species:
P. blanfordi
Binomial name
Pyrgilauda blanfordi
(Hume, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Montifringilla blanfordi

It is found in China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland.

The species epithet and common name commemorate the English zoologist William Thomas Blanford.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pyrgilauda blanfordi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718339A94576200. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718339A94576200.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 55.