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Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis
Audubon Illustration
John James Audubon, Birds of America (1827-1838). Public domain.
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About the Snow Bunting
The snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) is a passerine bird in the family Calcariidae. It is an Arctic specialist, with a circumpolar Arctic breeding range throughout the northern hemisphere. There are small isolated populations on a few high mountain tops south of the Arctic region, including the Cairngorms in central Scotland and the Saint Elias Mountains on the southern Alaska-Yukon border, as well as the Cape Breton Highlands. The snow bunting is the most northerly recorded passerine in the world.
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Plectrophenax nivalis
- Family
- Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Order
- Passeriformes
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