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The Afghan snowfinch builds nests in the burrows and hollows made by rodents, including ground squirrels,
marmots, and in one recorded case Williams' jerboa (Allactaga williamsi). In particular, it is associated with
the yellow ground squirrel (Spermophilus fulvus). Several of the other southern snowfinch species have similar
nesting preferences, as does at least one species that occurs in the Afghan snowfinch's range, the isabelline
wheatear. The materials used to line the burrows it nests in are the hairs of squirrels, sheep, and dromedaries;
and feathers.
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Nests are built at the far end of the burrows, as protection from predators. The young hatch
blind and helpless, with exposed pink skin and only a few, light-coloured tufts of down. Young give a soft call in
response to adults calling at the entrance of a nest.
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