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Category:Montifringilla

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Genus: Montifringilla

[edit] Description

Snowfinches have unique adaptations to living in very high altitutes (breeding up to 5300 m above sea-level) including a higher metabolic rate than other birds.

[edit] Taxonomy

Montifringilla is a genus in the family Passeridae.


Genus Montifringilla view • edit
M. nivalis White-winged Snowfinch
M. henrici Tibetan Snowfinch
M. adamsi Black-winged Snowfinch
M. taczanowskii White-rumped Snowfinch
M. davidiana Pere David's Snowfinch
M. ruficollis Rufous-necked Snowfinch
M. blanfordi Blanford's Snowfinch
M. theresae Afghan Snowfinch

Up to three genera have been proposed to account for the fact that some species are more closely related to each other than to the rest of the group. These alternative genera are Pyrgilauda and Onychostruthus.


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