Snowfinches are a group of small
passerine
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin 'sparrow' and '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines are distinguished from other orders of birds by t ...
birds in the sparrow family
Passeridae. At one time all eight species were placed in the genus ''
Montifringilla'' but they are now divided into three genera:
* ''
Montifringilla'' (3 species)
** In Europe, the name snowfinch is sometimes used for the
white-winged snowfinch specifically
* ''
Pyrgilauda'' (4 species)
*
White-rumped snowfinch
The white-rumped snowfinch (''Onychostruthus taczanowskii'') is a species of passerine bird in the sparrow family Passeridae. It is the only member of the genus ''Onychostruthus''. It is sometimes placed in the genus ''Montifringilla''.
It is f ...
, ''Onychostruthus taczanowskii''
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