White-winged Snowfinch
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White-winged Snowfinch

Montifringilla nivalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Mercantour National Park
20 Verified records at Mercantour National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The white-winged snowfinch (Montifringilla nivalis) is a small passerine bird. Despite its name, it is a sparrow rather than a true finch. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Snowfinch sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Mercantour National Park

Italian Sparrow
VU

Italian Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer italiae

20–30% · Possible
Rock Petronia
LC

Rock Petronia

Bird

Petronia petronia

<5% · Rare
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
LC

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer montanus

<5% · Rare
Chaffinch
LC

Chaffinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fringilla coelebs

60–70% · Likely
Black Redstart
LC

Black Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus ochruros

50–60% · Likely
Carrion Crow
LC

Carrion Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corone

50–60% · Likely
Great Tit
LC Endemic

Great Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parus major

50–60% · Likely
Eurasian Blackbird
LC Endemic

Eurasian Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus merula

50–60% · Likely
European Robin
LC

European Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erithacus rubecula

40–50% · Likely
Eurasian Jay
LC Endemic

Eurasian Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Garrulus glandarius

40–50% · Likely
Common Chiffchaff
LC

Common Chiffchaff

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phylloscopus collybita

40–50% · Likely
Eurasian Goldfinch
LC

Eurasian Goldfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Carduelis carduelis

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
20–30
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
2 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
10–20%
3 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
4 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
5 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
<5%
6 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
7 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
8 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-winged Snowfinch in Mercantour National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Snowfinch sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-winged Snowfinch in Mercantour National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for White-winged Snowfinch in Mercantour National Park in our monthly data.

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