Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)

Afghan Ground-sparrow (Pyrgilauda theresae) - HBW 14, p. 813

French: Niverolle d'Afghanistan German: Afghanenerdsperling Spanish: Gorrión Afgano
Other common names: Afghan Snowfinch, Theresa's Ground-sparrow/Snowfinch, Meinertzhagen's Snowfinch

Taxonomy: Montifringilla theresae R. Meinertzhagen, 1937, Shibar Pass, northern Afghanistan.
Genus often subsumed into Montifringilla. Sometimes treated as conspecific with P. blanfordi, but significant plumage differences. Monotypic.

Distribution: N Afghanistan (N Hindu Kush Mts) and extreme S Tajikistan; some migrate to S Turkmenistan.