Black-winged Snowfinch bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsAdam's Snow Finch, Adams's Snowfinch, Tibet Snowfinch, Tibetan Snow Finch, Tibetan Snowfinch, Adam's Snowfinch, Tibetan Snow-Finch, Black-winged Snow Finch, Adams' Snow Finch
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyOld World Sparrows, Snowfinches / Passeridae
GenusMontifringilla
Breeding regionEurasia
Breeding subregionsc 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 regionnomadic but remaining at high elevations

Black-winged Snowfinch bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Adult, call, flight call, sex uncertain, © Dhyey Shah
    India
  • 2.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    China
  • 3.
    Song, © Guy Kirwan
    China
  • 4.
    Alarm call, call, © Viral joshi
    India
  • 5.
    Call, © Meena Haribal
    India
  • 6.
    Uncertain, © Sandip das
    India
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Black-winged Snowfinch

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

Translation

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