Snowfinch

Snowfinches are a natural group[1] of small passerine birds in the sparrow family Passeridae. At one time all eight species were placed in the genus Montifringilla but they are now divided into three genera:[2]

  • Montifringilla (3 species)
    • In Europe, the name snowfinch is sometimes used for the white-winged snowfinch specifically
  • Pyrgilauda (4 species)
  • White-rumped snowfinch, Onychostruthus taczanowskii

References

  1. ^ Päckert, M.; Hering, J.; Belkacem, A.A.; Sun, Y.-H.; Hille, S.; Lkhagvasuren, D.; Islam, S.; Martens, J. (2021). "A revised multilocus phylogeny of Old World sparrows (Aves: Passeridae)". Vertebrate Zoology. 71: 353–366. doi:10.3897/vz.71.e65952.
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Old World sparrows, snowfinches, weavers". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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