White-winged Snowfinch bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsEurasian Snow-Finch, Eurasian Snowfinch, Snowfinch, Eurasian Snow Finch, Snow finch, Common Snowfinch, White-winged Snow Finch
Old latin name for birdFringilla nivalis
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyOld World Sparrows, Snowfinches / Passeridae
GenusMontifringilla
Breeding regionEurasia
Breeding subregionsw, c Palearctic in rocky alpine barrens, meadows, buildings: n Spain, s France to Austria, Corsica, Balkans and Greece, s, e Turkey, Caucasus to sw Russia, s, nw Iran, c, e Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and se Kazakhstan through Xinjiang (nw China), far sc Russia and w, c Mongolia
Non breeding regionsome movement to lower elevations

White-winged Snowfinch bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © maudoc
    Italy
  • 2.
    Flight call, © maudoc
    Italy
  • 3.
    Song, © maudoc
    Italy
  • 4.
    Song, © Johannes Honold
    Austria
  • 5.
    Alarm call, call, flight call, © Michele Peron
    Germany
  • 6.
    Song, © Michele Peron
    Germany
  • 7.
    Call, single bird call, © maudoc
    Italy
  • 8.
    Song, © Bernard BOUSQUET
    France
  • 9.
    Call, © Tero Linjama
    Turkey
  • 10.
    Call, © Jorick van Arneym
    Spain
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see White-winged Snowfinch

White-winged Snowfinch subspecies (7)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Montifringilla nivalis alpicolathe Caucasus and n Iran to Afghanistan-No
Montifringilla nivalis gaddisw Iran-No
Montifringilla nivalis groumgrzimailinw China to c Mongolia-No
Montifringilla nivalis kwenlunensisKunlun Shan, Altun Shan, and Nan Shan (s Xinjiang, w China)-No
Montifringilla nivalis leucuras, e Turkey-No
Montifringilla nivalis nivaliss Europe-No
Montifringilla nivalis tianshanicae Kazakhstan and n Tajikistan-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AlbanianParosi i dëborës
ArmenianՁյան Ճնճղուկ, [Dzyan Chnchghuk ]
AzerbaijaniAlp qarsərçəsi, Alp vüroku
BasqueElur-txonta, Pardal d'ala blanca
BelarusianСнежны юрок
BretonGolvan-erc'h
BulgarianСнежно врабче, Снежна чинка
CatalanTeuladí torredà, Gorrió d'ala blanca, pardal d'ala blanca
Chinese白斑翅雪雀, [bai-ban-chi xue-que]
Chinese (Traditional)白斑翅雪雀
Croatiansnježni vrabac, Sniježni vrabac, Snježna zeba, Planinska zeba
Czechpìnkavák snìžní, pěnkavák sněžný, Pěnkavák sněžní, Penkavák snežní
DanishSnefinke
DutchSneeuwvink
EsperantoNeĝa montofringo, Neĝpasero
Estonianlumevarblane
FaroeseSnjóspurvur
Finnishlumivarpunen
FrenchNiverolle alpine, Niverolle alpin, Niverolle des Alpes, Pinson des neiges, Nivrolle, Niverolle, Niverolle des neiges
FrisianSniemosk
GalicianPardal alpino, Pardal d'ala blanca , Pardal orelleiro
Georgianმეთოვლია, ალპური მთიულა, თოვლა-მთიულა
GermanSchneesperling, Schneefink
Greek(Κοινός) Χιονόστρουθος, Χιovόστρoυθoς, Χιονόστρουθος
Hebrewשלגית, שלגית ההרים
Hungarianhavasi pinty, Havasi pinty , Havasipinty
IcelandicSnæspör
IrishGealbhan sneachta
ItalianFringuello alpino, Fringuello delle nevi eurasiatico
Japaneseユキスヅメ, ユキスズメ
KazakhҚар құнақ, қар қунақ
LatvianSniega kalnzvirbulis, Alpu sniedze
Lithuanianbaltasparnė sniegstartė, Sniegžvirblis
LuxembourgishSchnéifénk
Macedonianснежна ѕвингалка, Снежно врапче
MalteseSponsun tas-Silg, Għammiel tas-Silġ
ManxSparroo sniaghtee
MongolianЦасан бужирга, Цасны богшоодой, Цасны божрог, Цасны бор шувуу
Northern SamiMuohtacihci
NorwegianSnøfink, Fjellspurv, fjellspurv
Norwegian NynorskFjellsporv
Persianگنجشک برفی
Polishśnieżka, śnieżka (zwyczajna), Śnieżka zwyczajna, sniezka
Portuguesepardal alpino, pardal-das-neves, pardal-alpino
RomanianCinghiţă alpină, Chinghiţă alpină, Chinghiță alpină
RomanshSquinz
RussianВоробей снежный, Альпийский вьюрок, Снежный воробей, Snezhny Vyurok, Снежный вьюрок
SerbianSnežna zeba, Planinski vrabac, Снежна зеба, sniježna zeba
Slovaksnehárka vrchovská
Sloveniansnežni vrabec, planinski vrabec
SpanishGorrión Nival, Pinzón de los Alpes, Gorrión Alpino de Alas Blancas, Gorrion Alpino, Gorrión alpino
Swedishsnöfink
Tatarкар кошы
TurkishҚар құнақ, Kar Serçesi
TurkmenMeÿdan serçe, gar girrigi, Meÿdan serçi
Ukrainianгоробець сніговий, або в’юрок сніговий, Сніговий в'юрок, або в’юрок сніговий, В'юрок сніговий , горобець сніговий
Uzbekқор чумчуғи
WelshGolfan eira