Burung kicau (Songbirds)
White-winged Snowfinch
Montifringilla nivalis
- epik
- 72 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Nests in alpine crags above the treeline, often in ski-lift stations. Built for thin air and bad weather.
- Populasi
- Roughly 1.7–7.47 million mature individuals globally; European populations comprise ~15% of the global range
- Habitat
- High-altitude alpine zone: barren rocky ground, cliffs, and open meadows above the treeline up to the snow line, roughly 1,500(2,000)–5,300 m elevation; often near buildings, huts, and ski resorts
- Fakta menarik
- Despite its name, the White-winged Snowfinch is a true sparrow (family Passeridae) rather than a finch, and it is remarkably fearless around humans, readily foraging around ski resorts and huts, yet rarely descends below 1,000 meters elevation even in the harshest alpine winters.
- Sebaran
- Mountain ranges of southern Europe (Pyrenees, Alps, Corsica, Balkans/Greece) east through Anatolia, the Caucasus, Iran, and Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tien Shan, Pamirs) to Mongolia and northwestern China/Tibet; sedentary/non-migratory, only moving to slightly lower elevations in severe winter
- Makanan
- Primarily granivorous (seeds, small fruits, young shoots), switching to insects and arthropods (grasshoppers, beetles, caterpillars) during the breeding season; scavenges food scraps around ski resorts and feeders in winter
- Ukuran
- 0,175 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,36 m
- Masa hidup
- 4 tahun
