Biology:Blanford's snowfinch
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Short description: Species of bird
| Blanford's snowfinch | |
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| Blanford's Snowfinch at Puga Valley, Ladakh, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passeridae |
| Genus: | Pyrgilauda |
| Species: | P. blanfordi
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgilauda blanfordi (Hume, 1876)
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Blanford's snowfinch (Pyrgilauda blanfordi) or the plain-backed snowfinch, is a species of bird in the sparrow family.
It is found in China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland.
The species epithet and common name commemorate the England zoologist William Thomas Blanford.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Pyrgilauda blanfordi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22718339A94576200. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718339A94576200.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22718339/94576200. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 55.
- Lei, F.-M.; Wang, A.-Z.; Wang, G.; Yin, Z.-H. (2005). "Vocalization of red-necked snow finch, Pyrgilauda ruficollis on the Tibetan Plateau, China – a syllable taxonomic signal?". Folia Zoologica 54 (1–2): 135–146. http://www.ivb.cz/folia/54/1-2/135-146.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
Wikidata ☰ Q27075722 entry
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