Blanford's snowfinch (''Pyrgilauda blanfordi'') or the plain-backed snowfinch, is a
species
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of bird in the
sparrow family.
It is found in China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Its natural
habitat
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is temperate
grassland
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.
The species epithet and common name commemorate the
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zoologist
William Thomas Blanford
William Thomas Blanford (7 October 183223 June 1905) was an English geologist and naturalist. He is best remembered as the editor of a major series on ''The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma''.
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Blanford's snowfinch
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 co ...
Birds of the Himalayas
Blanford's snowfinch
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 co ...
Blanford's snowfinch
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 co ...
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