White-rumped snowfinch

The white-rumped snowfinch (Onychostruthus taczanowskii) is a species of passerine bird in the sparrow family Passeridae. It is the only member of the genus Onychostruthus.^[2] It is sometimes placed in the genus Montifringilla.

An 1876 illustration.

White-rumped snowfinch
From North Sikkim, India
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Passeridae
Genus:	Onychostruthus Richmond, 1917
Species:	O. taczanowskii
Binomial name
Onychostruthus taczanowskii (Przewalski, 1876)
Synonyms
Montifringilla taczanowskii

It is found in Tibet and central-northern China. Its natural habitats are rocky areas in mountainous regions.