Blanford's Snowfinch
Pyrgilauda blanfordi
棕背雪雀
Introduction
A passerine bird in the sparrow family (Passeridae). It is endemic to the high-altitude regions of central Asia, occurring in China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Its natural habitat consists of temperate grasslands at elevations between 3,000 and 5,000 meters.
Distribution & Habitat
Range extends across the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau, including western China (particularly Tibet and Qinghai), northern India (states such as Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Sikkim), Nepal, and northern Pakistan. Inhabits open temperate grasslands at high elevations, typically above the treeline, where it favors areas with scattered rocks and boulders.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Passeridae
- Genus
- Pyrgilauda
- eBird Code
- blasno1
Subspecies (3)
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Pyrgilauda blanfordi barbata
mountains of western China (northeastern Qinghai to Nan Shan Mountains)
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Pyrgilauda blanfordi blanfordi
breeds mountains of Tibet to Sikkim and western China; winters to India
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Pyrgilauda blanfordi ventorum
mountains of west-central China (southeastern Xinjiang to western Qinghai)
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.