Snowfinch Explained

Snowfinches are a natural group^[1] of small passerine birds in the sparrow family Passeridae. At one time all eight species were placed in the genus Montifringilla but they are now divided into three genera:^[2]

• Montifringilla (3 species)
  • In Europe, the name snowfinch is sometimes used for the white-winged snowfinch specifically
• Pyrgilauda (4 species)
• White-rumped snowfinch, Onychostruthus taczanowskii

Notes and References

1. Päckert . M. . Hering . J. . Belkacem . A.A. . Sun . Y.-H. . Hille . S. . Lkhagvasuren . D. . Islam . S. . Martens . J. . 2021 . A revised multilocus phylogeny of Old World sparrows (Aves: Passeridae) . Vertebrate Zoology . 71 . 353–366 . 10.3897/vz.71.e65952 . free .
2. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . 2018 . Old World sparrows, snowfinches, weavers . World Bird List Version 8.1 . International Ornithologists' Union . 6 May 2018 .