Black-winged Snowfinch

"Tibetan Snowfinch" redirects here. For Montifringilla nivalis henrici, see White-winged Snowfinch.

Black-winged Snowfinch
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Suborder:	Passeri
Infraorder:	Passerida
Superfamily:	Passeroidea
Family:	Passeridae
Genus:	Montifringilla
Species:	M. adamsi
Binomial name
Montifringilla adamsi Adams, 1859

The Black-winged Snowfinch, Adams's Snowfinch or Tibetan Snowfinch (Montifringilla adamsi) is a species of bird in the sparrow family. It is found in China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is commonly resident in the Tibetan plateau region of northwestern Nepal; summers 4,200–5,100 metres (13,800–16,700 ft), winters 2,530–3,445 metres (8,300–11,302 ft), on open stony hillsides, plateaux and near upland villages.^[2]

References

1. ^ BirdLife International (2009). "Montifringilla adamsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/149127. Retrieved 29 October 2010. 
2. ^ Grimmett, Richard; Inskipp, Carol; and Inskipp, Tim (2000). Birds of Nepal. London: Christopher Helm Ltd. ISBN 0-7136-5166-0. 

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