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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