Common name:
Tibetan Snowfinch
Ladakhi name:
Richi
Scientific name:
Montifringilla adamsi
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Passeridae
fun facts:
The Tibetan Snowfinch, also called the Black-winged Snowfinch, is a local migrant, it can be spotted on barren rocky hillside, in arid plains & near human settlements, camps, up to 5500 m. The sexes look the same.
Bird Club Contributor:
Tsewang Namgyal Issi, Nubra
black-winged snowfinch
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