• Synonyms Adam's Snow Finch, Black-winged Snow Finch, Adams' Snow Finch, Adams's Snowfinch, Tibet Snowfinch, Tibetan Snow Finch, Tibetan Snowfinch, Adam's Snowfinch, Tibetan Snow-Finch

Black-winged Snowfinchbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Guy Kirwan
    China
  • 2.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    China
  • 3.
    Adult, call, flight call, sex uncertain, © Dhyey Shah
    India
  • 4.
    Call, © Meena Haribal
    India
  • 5.
    Uncertain, © Sandip das
    India
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Black-winged Snowfinch

  • Breeding region Eurasia
  • Breeding subregion sc Palearctic in Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe near water, villages: Ladakh (nw India) through w Tibet, in s to n Nepal and n Sikkim; ne Qinghai, w Gansu s to e Tibet and sc Sichuan
  • Non breeding region nomadic but remaining at high elevations

Black-winged Snowfinch subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Montifringilla adamsi adamsis Tibet, Nepal, n India and sw China-No
Montifringilla adamsi xerophilae Tibet, wc and c China-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijaniqaraqanad qarsərçəsi
Catalanpardal d'Adams
Chinese褐翅雪雀
Chinese (Traditional)褐翅雪雀
Croatiancrnokrili vrabac
Czechpěnkavák Adamsův, Penkavák Adamsuv
DanishHimalaya Snefinke, Himalayasnefinke
DutchAdam-sneeuwvink, Adams' Sneeuwvink, Adamssneeuwvink
EsperantoNigraflugila neĝopasero, Nigraflugila neĝpasero
Estoniantiibeti lumevarblane, tuhkrind-lumevarblane
Finnishtuhkalumivarpunen
FrenchNiverolle d'Adams, Niverolle du Tibet
FrisianSwartwjuksniemosk
GalicianPardal alpino de Adams
GermanAdamsschneefink, Adalsschneesperling, Adams-Schneesperling, Adams-Schneefi, Adamsschneesperling
Hungarianhimalájai havasipinty
ItalianFringuello alpino di Adams, Fringuello alpino alinere, Fringuello delle nevi alinere
Japaneseハジロユキスズメ
LatvianHimalaju sniedze
LithuanianAdamso sniegstartė
Mongolianхар далавчит богшоодой
Nepaliचा“दीपंखे हिउ“चरी
Norwegiansvartvingefjellspurv
Norwegian NynorskSvartvengfjellsporv
Polishsniezka czarnoskrzydla, śnieżka czarnoskrzydła
Portuguesepardal-d'asa-preta, Pardal-alpino-de-adams
RussianЧернокрылый снежный вьюрок, Чернокрылый снежный воробей, Адамсов снежный вьюрок, Снежный вьюрок Адамса
SerbianAdamsov planinski vrabac
Slovaksnehárka čiernokrídla
SpanishGorrión Alpino de Adam, Gorrión de Adams
Swedishsvartvingad snöfink, Tibetansk snöfink
TurkishKara Kanatlı Kar Serçesi
Ukrainianгоробець чорнокрилий
WelshGolfan eira Adams