White-winged snowfinch
| White-winged snowfinch | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passeridae |
| Genus: | Montifringilla |
| Species: | M. nivalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Montifringilla nivalis (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
| Range of M. nivalis Resident Non-breeding | |
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The white-winged snowfinch (Montifringilla nivalis), or snowfinch, is a small passerine bird. Despite its name, it is a sparrow rather than a true finch.