Pyrgilauda

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Pyrgilauda
Rufous-necked Snowfinch Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary East Sikkim India 18.10.2015.jpg
Rufous-necked snowfinch (Pyrgilauda ruficollis)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passeridae
Genus: Pyrgilauda
Verreaux, J, 1871
Species

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Pyrgilauda is a genus of passerine birds in the sparrow family Passeridae. They are found in the Himalayas, Tibet and western China.

The genus was introduced by the French naturalist Jules Verreaux in 1871 with Père David's snowfinch as the type species.[1][2] The name is a portmanteau of the genera Pyrgita Cuvier 1817, "sparrow", and Alauda Linnaeus, 1758, "lark".[3]

The genus contains four species:[4]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Pyrgilauda theresae Afghan snowfinch Afghanistan
Rufous-necked Snowfinch Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary East Sikkim India 18.10.2015.jpg Pyrgilauda ruficollis Rufous-necked snowfinch Uttarakhand, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan.
Pyrgilauda davidiana.JPG Pyrgilauda davidiana Père David's snowfinch Mongolia, southern Siberia and northern China
Blanford's Snowfinch at Startsapuk Tso, near Tsokar, Ladakh, India.jpg Pyrgilauda blanfordi Blanford's snowfinch China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan

These species are sometimes included in the genus Montifringilla.

References[]

  1. ^ Verreaux, Jules (1871). "Note sur les espèces nouvelles d'oiseaux recueillis par M. L'Abbé Armand David dans les montagnes du Thibet Chinois". Bulletin des Nouvelles archives du Muséum d'histoire naturelle. 6: 33-40 [40].
  2. ^ Dickinson, E.C.; Christidis, L., eds. (2014). The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Vol. Volume 2: Passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. p. 308. ISBN 978-0-9568611-2-2. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
  3. ^ Jobling, J.A. (2018). del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (eds.). "Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  4. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2018). "Old World sparrows, snowfinches, weavers". World Bird List Version 8.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 6 May 2018.


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