Blanford's Snowfinch
Pyrgilauda blanfordi(Hume, AO, 1876)
English (US) Blanford's Snowfinch
The Blanford's Snowfinch (Pyrgilauda blanfordi) 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
- Pyrgilauda blanfordi
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blanford's Snowfinch
- Described by
- (Hume, AO, 1876)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Pyrgilauda blanfordi barbata
- Pyrgilauda blanfordi ventorum
- Pyrgilauda blanfordi blanfordi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Montifringilla Blanfordi
- Described by
- (Hume, AO, 1876)
- Type locality
- borders of Tibet to the north of native Sikkim.
- Original description
- Stray Feathers 4 p.487
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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