White-winged Snowfinch
Montifringilla nivalis(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) White-winged Snowfinch
The White-winged Snowfinch (Montifringilla nivalis) 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 nivalis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-winged Snowfinch
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Montifringilla nivalis nivalis
- Montifringilla nivalis leucura
- Montifringilla nivalis alpicola
- Montifringilla nivalis gaddi
- Montifringilla nivalis tianshanica
- Montifringilla nivalis groumgrzimaili
- Montifringilla nivalis kwenlunensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringilla nivalis
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Switzerland.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.321
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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