Snowfinches are a group of small passerine birds in the sparrow family Passeridae. At one time all eight species were placed in the genus Montifringilla but they are now divided into three genera: Montifringilla (3 species) In Europe, the name snowfinch is sometimes used for the white-winged snowfinch specifically Pyrgilauda (4 species) White-rumped snowfinch, Onychostruthus taczanowskii References Birds by common name