Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
Blanford's Ground-sparrow (Pyrgilauda blanfordi) - HBW 14, p. 812
French: Niverolle de Blanford
German: Blanforderdsperling
Spanish: Gorrión de Blanford
Other common names: Blanford's Finch/Snowfinch, Plain-backed Ground-sparrow/Snowfinch
Taxonomy: Montifringilla Blanfordi Hume, 1876, borders of Tibet to the north of Sikkim, Xizang, China.
Genus often subsumed into Montifringilla. Sometimes treated as conspecific with P. theresae, but significant plumage differences. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- ventorum Stegmann, 1932 - NW China from SE Xinjiang (Altun Shan) E to NW Qinghai.
- barbata Przevalski, 1887 - NC China (E Qinghai).
- blanfordi ( Hume, 1876) - Tibetan Plateau from S Qinghai S to E Ladakh, N Nepal and Sikkim.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A juvenile bird foraging, with a close view at the end Locality Madoi, Qinghai, China (Northern) (ssp barbata)
John Gregory 8 August 2002 5 years ago 27 sec 4.5 -
An adult bird feeding on the ground Locality Madoi, Qinghai, China (Northern) (ssp barbata)
John Gregory 8 August 2002 5 years ago 27 sec 4.3 -
A juvenile on the ground, feeding Locality Madoi, Qinghai, China (Northern) (ssp barbata)
Josep del Hoyo 8 August 2002 6 years ago 36 sec 4.2 -
An adult bird feeding a juvenile Locality Madoi, Qinghai, China (Northern) (ssp barbata)
John Gregory 8 August 2002 5 years ago 20 sec 3.7 -
A juvenile bird on a stone Locality Madoi, Qinghai, China (Northern) (ssp barbata)
John Gregory 8 August 2002 5 years ago 6 sec 3
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Dorsal view of an adult on the ground.
Locality Nam Tso (Lake Nam), Tibetan Plateau, China (Northern) (ssp blanfordi)
James Eaton 1 June 2010 25 weeks ago 3.9
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