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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Plain-backed Snowfinch* |
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Pyrgilauda blanfordi |
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Description (10)
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Plain-backed Snowfinch
© cokesmithphototravel.com
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Other Scientific Names
Pyrgilauda blanfordi
Other Names (World)
Plain-backed Snowfinch, Plain-backed Ground-sparrow, Blanford's Ground-sparrow, Blanford's Finch, Blanford's Snowfinch
Family
Passeridae (Old World Sparrows)
Size
15 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Hume, 1876)
Habitat
Temperate desert and grassland. From 4,200 - 5,000 m.
China (mainland), India, Nepal, Pakistan.
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 (5)...)
Blanford's Snowfinch (Pyrgilauda blanfordi) [XC491513]
by Peter Boesman from Desert habitat around Chaka salt lake, Qinghai, China (call)
Blanford's Snowfinch (Pyrgilauda blanfordi) [XC491514]
by Mike Nelson from Desert habitat around Chaka salt lake, Qinghai, China (call)
Subspecies
Sometimes treated as conspecific with Afghan Snowfinch (Pyrgilauda theresae), but significant plumage differences.
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
- ventorum Stegmann, 1932 - North-western China from south-eastern Xinjiang (Altun Shan) east to north-western Qinghai.
- barbata Przewalski, 1887 - North-central China (eastern Qinghai).
- blanfordi (Hume, 1876) - Tibetan Plateau from southern Qinghai south to eastern Ladakh, northern Nepal and Sikkim.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Plain-backed Snowfinch see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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