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Black-winged Snowfinch


Montifringilla adamsi

Adams, AL, 1859

Family: Passeridae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Synonyms: Montifringilla adamsi.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


The black-winged snowfinch or Adams´s 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 north-western Nepal, where it spends the summer at elevations of and the winter at , on open stony hillsides, on plateau and near villages.

Source: Wikipedia, article Montifringilla adamsi. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
190695222/08/2023IndiaJammu y CachemiraMandalchan - Nabukha, Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary12Gerardo Lloret
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Black-winged Snowfinch (Montifringilla adamsi) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.