Snow Finch Montifringilla nivalis [Linnaeus, 1766] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Passeridae |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 16110 | |
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Number in Britain:
Unavailable
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(-) Doesn't Occur
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Subspecies:
recorded in Britain (of 7 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
17 cm
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Wingspan: 36 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 40 g
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Scientific name from:
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L.: mons=mountain + -fringilla=a finch and L.: nivalis=snowy (from nivus=snow) |
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World Distribution:
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Locally in s Europe, c Asia |
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Habitat:
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Alpine rocky ground |
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Diet:
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Invertebrates and seeds, also scraps |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Snefinke | Dutch: Sneeuwvink |
| Finnish: Lumivarpunen | French: Niverolle |
| German: Schneefink | Hungarian: Havasi pinty |
| Icelandic: Snæspör | Irish: |
| Italian: Fringuello alpino | Norwegian: Snøfink |
| Polish: Sniezka zwyczajna | Portuguese: Pardal-alpino |
| Spanish: Gorrión alpino | Swedish: Snöfink |
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