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Pyrgilauda
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Pyrgilauda is a genus of passerine birds in the sparrow family Passeridae. They are found in the Himalayas, Tibet and western China.
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Pyrgilauda | |
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Rufous-necked snowfinch (Pyrgilauda ruficollis) | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Passeridae |
Genus: | Pyrgilauda Bonaparte, 1850 |
Type species | |
Pyrgilauda davidiana (Père David's snowfinch) Verreaux, 1871 | |
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The genus name was introduced by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1850.[1][2] The type species was designated by Jules Verreaux in 1871 as Père David's snowfinch.[3] The name is a portmanteau of the genera Pyrgita Cuvier 1817, "sparrow", and Alauda Linnaeus, 1758, "lark".[4]
The genus contains four species:[5]
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Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Pyrgilauda theresae | Afghan snowfinch | Afghanistan | |
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Pyrgilauda ruficollis | Rufous-necked snowfinch | Uttarakhand, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan. |
Pyrgilauda davidiana | Père David's snowfinch | Mongolia, southern Siberia and northern China | |
![]() | Pyrgilauda blanfordi | Blanford's snowfinch | China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan |
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These species are sometimes included in the genus Montifringilla.