Blanford's snowfinch explained

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 English zoologist William Thomas Blanford.^[1]

References

• Lei. F.-M.. Wang. A.-Z.. Wang. G.. Yin. Z.-H.. Vocalization of red-necked snow finch, Pyrgilauda ruficollis on the Tibetan Plateau, China – a syllable taxonomic signal?. Folia Zoologica. 54. 1–2. 135–146. 2005. 2011-07-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20160412230150/http://www.ivb.cz/folia/54/1-2/135-146.pdf. 2016-04-12. dead.

Notes and References

1. Book: Beolens, Bo. Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. 2003. Christopher Helm. London. 55. Watkins, Michael.