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LCLeast ConcernSeeds
GrasslandCavity nestSmall · 24 g
GrasslandCavity nestSmall · 24 g
When to see the Blanford's Snowfinch
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Blanford's Snowfinch
Regular rangeRare visitor
The map shades 2 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in Nepal.
About the Blanford's Snowfinch
Blanford's snowfinch or the plain-backed snowfinch, is a species of bird in the sparrow family.
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Easily confused with
Pere David's SnowfinchPyrgilauda davidianaPère David's snowfinch, also known as the small snowfinch, is a species of bird in the sparrow family.
Afghan SnowfinchPyrgilauda theresaeIt is 13.5–15 centimetres (5.3–5.9 in) long, weighing 23–35 grams (0.81–1.23 oz).
Rufous-necked SnowfinchPyrgilauda ruficollisThese birds are around 15cm and are very distinctive in their zone.
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