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A photo of a White-winged Snowfinch (Montifringilla nivalis)
White-winged Snowfinch

White-winged Snowfinch

Montifringilla nivalis

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. The white-winged snowfinch is a large stocky snowfinch at 16.5–19 centimetres in length. It has brown upperparts, white underparts and a grey head. There is a long narrow white wing panel. In summer, the bill is black, and there is a black bib. The bib is lost in winter and the bill becomes yellow. Sexes are similar. In flight, it shows black wings with huge white wing panels, and a white edged black tail. This bird has a chattering song with many trills, and variety of rolling or creaky calls.
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Andrew Sheerin
Saturday 16 Sep 2023 - 10:12am
Spain
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Miro Repar
Sunday 02 Jul 2023 - 5:11am
Slovenia
A photo of a White-winged Snowfinch photographed in Val-d'Isère (ville) France
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Jess Shanahan
Thursday 26 Jan 2023 - 12:07pm
France
A map showing the sighting location
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Paul Nicklin
Thursday 12 Jan 2023 - 12:00pm
Italy

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