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White-rumped snowfinch
Species of bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The white-rumped snowfinch (Onychostruthus taczanowskii) is a species of passerine bird in the sparrow family Passeridae. It is the only member of the genus Onychostruthus.[2] It is sometimes placed in the genus Montifringilla.
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White-rumped snowfinch | |
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From North Sikkim, India | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Passeridae |
Genus: | Onychostruthus Richmond, 1917 |
Species: | O. taczanowskii |
Binomial name | |
Onychostruthus taczanowskii (Przewalski, 1876) | |
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It is found in Tibet and central-northern China. Its natural habitats are rocky areas in mountainous regions.