Przevalski's finch, Przewalski's finch or Przevalski's pinktail, is an unusual passerine bird endemic to the mountains of central-west China. The species is named after Mikhail Pyltsov, the Russian explorer who accompanied Nikolai Przhevalsky on the expedition in which specimens of the bird were collected. Its taxonomic affinities were unclear for a long time, giving rise to other common names, the pink-tailed bunting and the Przewalski's rosefinch. In 2000 it was proposed that it should in fact be regarded neither as a finch nor a bunting, but as the only member of the family Urocynchramidae, something that had been originally proposed in the German ornithological literature as long ago as 1918 by Janusz von Domaniewski, and also by Wolters in 1979. This change was adopted in the sixth edition of the Clements checklist. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Przevalski, NM 1876
Reference:
Mongol. Strana Tangut. Trekhl. Putesh., Ptitsy
2 p.99 pl.15
Protonym:
Urocynchramus pylzowi
Type locality:
sources of Tatung River, Nan Shan, northeastern Tsinghai [reference not verified] .
Avibase ID:
80262BF267D60CC9
Avibase ID:
avibase-80262BF2
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/80262BF2
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 563650
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Przevalski's Pinktail ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Przevalski's Pinktail ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Przevalski's Pinktail ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Pink-tailed Bunting ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Pink-tailed Bunting ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Pink-tailed Bunting ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Pink-tailed Bunting ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Pink-tailed Bunting ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Pink-tailed Bunting ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Przevalski's Pinktail ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Przevalski's Pinktail ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Pink-tailed Bunting ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Pink-tailed Bunting ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Pink-tailed Bunting ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Pink-tailed Bunting ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Pink-tailed Bunting ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Pink-tailed Bunting ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Pink-tailed Bunting ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Pink-tailed Bunting ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Pink-tailed Bunting ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Pink-tailed Bunting ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Pink-tailed Bunting ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Bruselin de Przewalski ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Bruselin de Przewalski ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Clements 1st edition: Przewalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Clements, version 2021: Przevalski's Pinktail ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Clements, version 2022: Przevalski's Pinktail ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Clements, version 2023: Przevalski's Pinktail ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Clements, version 2024: Przevalski's Pinktail ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Clements 3rd edition: Przewalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Clements 4th edition: Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Clements 6th edition: Przewalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Przewalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Przewalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Przewalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Przewalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Clements, version 2015: Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Clements, version 2016: Przevalski's Pinktail ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Clements, version 2017: Przevalski's Pinktail ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Clements, version 2018: Przevalski's Pinktail ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Clements, version 2019: Przevalski's Pinktail ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
eBird version 1.50: Przewalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
eBird version 1.52: Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
eBird version 1.53: Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
eBird version 1.54: Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
eBird version 1.55: Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
eBird version 2015: Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
eBird version 2016: Przevalski's Pinktail ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
eBird version 2017: Przevalski's Pinktail ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
eBird version 2018: Przevalski's Pinktail ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
eBird version 2019: Przevalski's Pinktail ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
eBird version 2021: Przevalski's Pinktail ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
eBird version 2022: Przevalski's Pinktail ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
eBird version 2023: Przevalski's Pinktail ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
eBird version 2024: Przevalski's Pinktail ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Przewalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Przewalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Przevalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Pink-tailed Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Pink-tailed Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Pink-tailed Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Przevalski's Finch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Przewalski's Rosefinch ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Oriental Bird Club: Pink-tailed Bunting ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Urocynchramus pylzowi |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Urocynchramus pylzowi |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Urocynchramus pylzowi |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Pink-tailed Bunting ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Pink-tailed Bunting ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Pink-tailed Bunting ( Urocynchramus pylzowi) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Urocynchramus pylzowi |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Urocynchramus pylzowi |
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Species status: full species
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