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Blanford's Snowfinch

Finches, Sparrows & Buntings

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Pyrgilauda blanfordi

Basic stats

Diet

Plants and seeds (SoIB guild)

Habitat

Temperate grassland; alpine and cold desert in SoIB

Range

China, India, Nepal and Pakistan

Blanford's, or the plain-backed, snowfinch is a bird of the sparrow family found in China, India, Nepal and Pakistan, in temperate grassland. The species epithet and common name commemorate the English zoologist William Thomas Blanford (Wikipedia, general species account).

The cached account is short and gives no description, measurements, diet or breeding information. SoIB 2023 lists it as a resident of alpine and cold desert that eats plants and seeds, without a priority category (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).

Quick answers

What does the Blanford's Snowfinch eat?
Plants and seeds (SoIB guild)
What habitat does the Blanford's Snowfinch live in?
Temperate grassland; alpine and cold desert in SoIB
Where is the Blanford's Snowfinch found?
China, India, Nepal and Pakistan
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