Pyrgilauda is a genus of passerine birds in the sparrow family Passeridae. They are found in the Himalayas, Tibet and western China.
| Pyrgilauda | |
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| Rufous-necked snowfinch (Pyrgilauda ruficollis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passeridae |
| Genus: | Pyrgilauda Bonaparte, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Pyrgilauda davidiana (Père David's snowfinch) Verreaux, 1871
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The genus name was introduced by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1850.[1][2] The type species was designated by Jules Verreaux in 1871 as Père David's snowfinch.[3] The name is a portmanteau of the genera Pyrgita Cuvier 1817, "sparrow", and Alauda Linnaeus, 1758, "lark".[4]
The genus contains four species:[5]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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| Pyrgilauda theresae | Afghan snowfinch | Afghanistan | |
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Pyrgilauda ruficollis | Rufous-necked snowfinch | Uttarakhand, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan. |
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Pyrgilauda davidiana | Père David's snowfinch | Mongolia, southern Siberia and northern China |
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Pyrgilauda blanfordi | Blanford's snowfinch | China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan |
These species are sometimes included in the genus Montifringilla.
References edit
- ^ Bonaparte, Charles Lucien (1850). Conspectus Generum Avium (in Latin). Vol. 1, Part 3. Leiden: E.J. Brill. p. 511.
- ^ Mlíkovský, Jiří (2014). "Correct authorship of the genus Pyrgilauda (Aves: Passeridae)". Zootaxa. 3795 (1): 96–98. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3795.1.11. PMID 24870463.
- ^ Verreaux, Jules (1871). "Note sur les espèces nouvelles d'oiseaux recueillis par M. L'Abbé Armand David dans les montagnes du Thibet Chinois". Bulletin des Nouvelles archives du Muséum d'histoire naturelle. 6: 33–40 [40].
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 326. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2022). "Old World sparrows, snowfinches, weavers". IOC World Bird List Version 12.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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