| Blanford's snowfinch | |
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| Blanford's Snowfinch at Puga Valley, Ladakh, India | |
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passeridae |
| Genus: | Pyrgilauda |
| Species: | P. blanfordi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgilauda blanfordi (Hume, 1876) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Blanford's snowfinch (Pyrgilauda blanfordi) or the plain-backed snowfinch, is a species of bird in the sparrow family.
It is found in China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland.
The species epithet and common name commemorate the English zoologist William Thomas Blanford.
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Pyrgilauda blanfordi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718339A94576200. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718339A94576200.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 55.
- Lei, F.-M.; Wang, A.-Z.; Wang, G.; Yin, Z.-H. (2005). "Vocalization of red-necked snow finch, Pyrgilauda ruficollis on the Tibetan Plateau, China – a syllable taxonomic signal?" (PDF). Folia Zoologica. 54 (1–2): 135–146. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Pyrgilauda blanfordi | |
| Montifringilla blanfordi | |
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