Pyrgilauda
Genus of birds
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Pyrgilauda is a genus of passerine birds in the sparrow family Passeridae. They are found in the Himalayas, Tibet and western China.
| Pyrgilauda | |
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| Rufous-necked snowfinch (Pyrgilauda ruficollis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passeridae |
| Genus: | Pyrgilauda Bonaparte, 1850 |
| Type species | |
| Pyrgilauda davidiana (Père David's snowfinch) Verreaux, 1871 | |
| Species | |
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The genus name was introduced by the French naturalist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1850.[1][2] The type species was designated by Jules Verreaux in 1871 as Père David's snowfinch.[3] The name is a portmanteau of the genera Pyrgita Cuvier 1817, "sparrow", and Alauda Linnaeus, 1758, "lark".[4]
The genus contains four species:[5]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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| Pyrgilauda theresae | Afghan snowfinch | Afghanistan | |
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Pyrgilauda ruficollis | Rufous-necked snowfinch | Uttarakhand, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan. |
 | Pyrgilauda davidiana | Père David's snowfinch | Mongolia, southern Siberia and northern China |
 | Pyrgilauda blanfordi | Blanford's snowfinch | China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan |
These species are sometimes included in the genus Montifringilla.
