Plain-backed Snowfinch (Pyrgilauda blanfordi) | Details

Plain-backed Snowfinch Pyrgilauda blanfordi

Current view: Data table and detailed info

Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Pyrgilauda blanfordi (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) was previously placed in the genus Montifringilla following Sibley & Monroe (1990, 1993).

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	480,000 km²
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	2,480,000 km²
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.19 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be locally common (Clement 1999). The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident
China (mainland)	extant	native	yes
India	extant	native	yes
Nepal	extant	native	yes
Pakistan	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Nepal	Annapurna Conservation Area
Nepal	Kanchenjungha Conservation Area
Nepal	Shey-Phoksundo National Park

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Pastureland	marginal	resident
Desert	Temperate	major	resident
Grassland	Temperate	major	resident
Altitude	4000 - 5500 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Plain-backed Snowfinch Pyrgilauda blanfordi. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/plain-backed-snowfinch-pyrgilauda-blanfordi on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.