| White-rumped snowfinch | |
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| From North Sikkim, India | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passeridae |
| Genus: | Onychostruthus Richmond, 1917 |
| Species: | O. taczanowskii |
| Binomial name | |
| Onychostruthus taczanowskii (Przewalski, 1876) | |
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The white-rumped snowfinch (Onychostruthus taczanowskii) is a species of passerine bird in the sparrow family Passeridae. It is the only member of the genus Onychostruthus.[2] It is sometimes placed in the genus Montifringilla.
An 1876 illustration.
It is found in Tibet and central-northern China. Its natural habitats are rocky areas in mountainous regions.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2018). "Onychostruthus taczanowskii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22718330A132117100. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22718330A132117100.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Old World sparrows, snowfinches, weavers". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
External links
- Images and classification at Animal Diversity Web
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