Back Pyrgilauda theresae Bulgarian Pardal de l'Afganistan Catalan Pyrgilauda theresae CEB Golfan eira Meinertzhagen Welsh Afgana neĝopasero Esperanto Pyrgilauda theresae Spanish Pyrgilauda theresae Basque گنجشک برفی افغانستانی Persian Niverolle d'Afghanistan French Afgán havasipinty Hungarian
| Afghan snowfinch | |
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| Illustration of a male (left) and a female (right) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passeridae |
| Genus: | Pyrgilauda |
| Species: | P. theresae
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyrgilauda theresae (R. Meinertzhagen, 1937)
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The Afghan snowfinch (Pyrgilauda theresae) or the Afghan ground-sparrow, bar-tailed snowfinch, Meinertzhagen's snowfinch, or Theresa's snowfinch, is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae, endemic to the northern parts of the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan. There are no major threats to the species despite its restricted range, so it is assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. This species is mostly a seed-eater, supplementing its diet with some insects. It builds its nest in the burrows or hollows of ground-dwelling rodents, lined with hair or feathers.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pyrgilauda theresae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22718342A94576375. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22718342A94576375.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Summers-Smith, J. Denis (2009). "Family Passeridae (Old World Sparrows)". In del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Christie, David (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-84-96553-50-7.