Sparrows

species:

Eurasian snowfinch

scientific name:

Montifringilla nivalis

notes:

Dark-blue ring with a white three alpha-numeric code (on left tarsus).

note 1 : during the first years, no system for colour rings.

note 2 : Later : birds ringed since 2024 (about 100 each series) :
1. Cxx (mainly used at the Großglockner High Alpine Road / Salzburg-Carinthia).
2. xCx (mainly in Kühtai and Stubai / Tirol)
3. xEx (mainly used at the Großglockner High Alpine Road / Salzburg-Carinthia).
4. xxE (mainly used at the Großglockner High Alpine Road / Salzburg-Carinthia).
5. xxA (mainly ringed in Kühtai and Stubai / Tirol).

note 3 : since 2021 some 750 birds were ringed.

note 4 :

email sighting submit:

contactperson:

Charel Klein

colour-ring type:

Legring : one, coded.

colour-ring colour (of the c-ring):

Dark Blue [B]

colour-ring code (of the c-ring):

Three alpha-numeric code (3 letters/numbers).

colour-ring position (of the c-ring):

Tarsus left.

countries where ringed:

Austria.