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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Asia]]: found in [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
This species is also known as Adam's Snowfinch or Tibetan Snowfinch; however, the last name is problematic because that name is also used for a different species [[Tibetan Snowfinch]]. | This species is also known as Adam's Snowfinch or Tibetan Snowfinch; however, the last name is problematic because that name is also used for a different species [[Tibetan Snowfinch]]. | ||
| − | + | It has at times been considered a part of [[White-winged Snowfinch]]. | |
| + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
| + | There are 2 subspecies: | ||
| + | *''M. a. adamsi'': | ||
| + | :*Kashmir to [[Nepal]], Sikkim, southern [[Tibet]] and south-western [[China]] | ||
| + | *''M. a. xerophila'': | ||
| + | :*Western [[China]] (north-western Nan Shan Mountains to Astin Tagh Mountains) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Dry shrubland and open stony hillsides. | Dry shrubland and open stony hillsides. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Montifringilla+adamsi}} | {{GSearch|Montifringilla+adamsi}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Montifringilla]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Montifringilla]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | ||
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- Montifringilla adamsi
Identification
17cm.
Distribution
Asia: found in China, Tibet, Nepal, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas.
Taxonomy
This species is also known as Adam's Snowfinch or Tibetan Snowfinch; however, the last name is problematic because that name is also used for a different species Tibetan Snowfinch.
It has at times been considered a part of White-winged Snowfinch.
Subspecies[1]
There are 2 subspecies:
- M. a. adamsi:
- M. a. xerophila:
- Western China (north-western Nan Shan Mountains to Astin Tagh Mountains)
Habitat
Dry shrubland and open stony hillsides.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black-winged Snowfinch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-winged_Snowfinch
