| Ground-sparrow | |
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| Rufous-necked Snowfinch | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Inopinaves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Suborder: | Passeri |
| Family: | Passeridae |
| Genus: | Pyrgilauda Bonaparte, 1850 |
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Ground-sparrows, Pyrgilauda is a genus of sparrows in the Passeridae family.
Taxonomy[]
Species[]
- Rufous-necked Snowfinch, Pyrgilauda ruficollis
- Pere David's Snowfinch (or Small Snowfinch), Pyrgilauda davidiana
- Blanford's Snowfinch (or Plain-backed Snowfinch), Pyrgilauda blanfordi
- Afghan Snowfinch, Pyrgilauda theresae
Behaviour[]
Pyrgilauda has adapted to the high-altitude steppe, while the Montifringilla have adapted to the high rocky mountain country.[1]
References[]
- ^ Summers-Smith, D. & Bonan, A. (2016). Old World Sparrows (Passeridae). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/52371 on 15 July 2016).
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Montifringilla |
- Media related to Passeridae on the Internet Bird Collection
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This article is part of Project Bird Genera, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each genus, including made-up genera. |