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Black-winged Snowfinch

Montifringilla adamsi

Least ConcernRareSeedsDesertCavity nestSmall · 50 g
Black-winged Snowfinch (Montifringilla adamsi), photo 1
Photo: Aiken Lau · CC0
Black-winged Snowfinch (Montifringilla adamsi), photo 2
Photo: Johannes S. · CC BY 4.0
Black-winged Snowfinch (Montifringilla adamsi), photo 3
Photo: Johannes S. · CC BY 4.0
Black-winged Snowfinch (Montifringilla adamsi), photo 4
Photo: Jiao Sun (孙娇) · CC BY 4.0
Black-winged Snowfinch (Montifringilla adamsi), photo 5
Photo: Jiao Sun (孙娇) · CC BY 4.0
Black-winged Snowfinch (Montifringilla adamsi), photo 6
Photo: Karunakar Rayker · CC BY 2.0
Black-winged Snowfinch (Montifringilla adamsi), photo 7
Photo: Johannes S. · CC BY 4.0
Black-winged Snowfinch (Montifringilla adamsi), photo 8
Photo: Johannes S. · CC BY 4.0
Black-winged Snowfinch (Montifringilla adamsi), photo 9
Photo: Johannes S. · CC BY 4.0
Black-winged Snowfinch (Montifringilla adamsi), photo 10
Photo: Johannes S. · CC BY 4.0

About the Black-winged Snowfinch

The black-winged snowfinch or Adams's snowfinch, is a species of bird in the sparrow family.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it lives

Regular range
India China Nepal

When to see it

Peak activity in July · a summer visitor species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Tibetan Snowfinch (Montifringilla henrici) Tibetan SnowfinchMontifringilla henriciThe Tibetan snowfinch or Henri's snowfinch is a species of bird in the sparrow family. White-winged Snowfinch (Montifringilla nivalis) White-winged SnowfinchMontifringilla nivalisThe white-winged snowfinch is a large stocky snowfinch at 16.5–19 centimetres (6.5–7.5 in) in length.

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