Small Snowfinch (Pyrgilauda davidiana)

Other Names (World)
Small Snowfinch, Small Ground-sparrow, David's Ground-sparrow, David's Snowfinch, Pere David's Ground-sparrow, Pere David's Snowfinch, Pere David's Snowfinch, Mongolian Snowfinch

Family
Passeridae (Old World Sparrows)

Size
12.70 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Verreaux, 1871)

Habitat
Temperate desert and grassland. From 1,000 - 3,000 m.

Range (Guide)

China (mainland), India, Mongolia, Russia (Central Asian) (B) (NB).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (33)...)

Pere David's Snowfinch (Pyrgilauda davidiana) [XC768233]
by Stanislas Wroza from \u00d6giy, Ulziit, Arkhangai, Mongolia (flight call, interaction calls)

Pere David's Snowfinch (Pyrgilauda davidiana) [XC191426]
by Magnus Hellstr\u00f6m from Koko Nur, QingHai Lake, Qinghai province, China (call)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

potanini Sushkin, 1925 - Russian Altai east to south-eastern Transbaikalia and eastern Mongolia.
davidiana (Verreaux, 1871) - Southern Mongolia and northern China (southern and eastern Nei Mongol south to north-eastern Qinghai).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Small Snowfinch (Pyrgilauda davidiana) - 10 files

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