Père David's snowfinch (''Pyrgilauda davidiana''), also known as the small snowfinch, is a

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

of bird in the sparrow family. It is found in Mongolia, southern

Siberia Siberia ( ; , ) is an extensive geographical region comprising all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has formed a part of the sovereign territory of Russia and its predecessor states ...

and northern China. Its natural

habitat In ecology, habitat refers to the array of resources, biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species' habitat can be seen as the physical manifestation of its ...

is temperate

grassland A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominance (ecology), dominated by grasses (Poaceae). However, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes such as clover, and other Herbaceo ...

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Père David's snowfinch Père David's snowfinch (''Pyrgilauda davidiana''), also known as the small snowfinch, is a species of bird in the Old World sparrow, sparrow family. It is found in Mongolia, southern Siberia and northern China. Its natural habitat is temperate ...

Birds of Mongolia Birds of North China

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