Snowfinches are a group of small
passerine
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin 'sparrow' and '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines are distinguished from other orders of birds by t ...
birds in the sparrow family
Passeridae. At one time all eight species were placed in the genus ''Montifringilla'' but they are now divided into three genera:
* ''Montifringilla'' (3 species)
** In Europe, the name snowfinch is sometimes used for the white-winged snowfinch specifically
* ''Pyrgilauda'' (4 species)
* White-rumped snowfinch, ''Onychostruthus taczanowskii''
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