Appearance
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.
Distribution
It is a resident breeding species on bare mountains, typically above 1,500 metres, across southern Europe and through central Asia to western China. It nests in crevices or rodent burrows, laying 3–4 eggs.Behavior
The white-winged snowfinch's food is mainly seeds with some insects. It is fearless, and will forage around ski resorts. It is hardy, and rarely descends below 1,000 metres even in hard winter weather.References:
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