Blanford's snowfinch
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PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #649. OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...BLANFORD'S SNOWFINCH ... WATERCOLOUR...A4.. 2016..[From the photograph of Mr.SarwanDeep Singh]... Blanford's snowfinch or plain-backed snowfinch (Montifringilla blanfordi) is a species of bird in the sparrow family. Other common names:Blanford’s Finch, Blanford’s Snowfinch, Plain-backed Ground-sparrow, Plain-backed Snowfinch. 15 cm. Colourful finch-like bird with fairly small, conical bill, resembling P. ruficollis. Nominate race has characteristic face pattern of white forehead. Rapid twittering song, given both from ground and in display-flight. Seeds and insects. Forages on ground; runs extensively, digs with legs and bill. Forages near houses in winter. It is found in China, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Its natural habitat is temperategrassland. Its common name commemorates the English zoologist William Thomas Blanford.[info:wikipedia]
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