Black-winged Snowfinch
Montifringilla adamsiAdams, AL, 1859
English (US) Black-winged Snowfinch
The Black-winged Snowfinch (Montifringilla adamsi) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Passeridae (Snowfinches and Old World Sparrows) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Montifringilla adamsi
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-winged Snowfinch
- Described by
- Adams, AL, 1859
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Montifringilla adamsi xerophila
- Montifringilla adamsi adamsi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Montifringilla Adamsi
- Described by
- Adams, AL, 1859
- Type locality
- Ladak.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.26, no.377 p.482
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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