Planet Scott Logo
Greetings From
PLANET SCOTT
Controlling Earth's Destiny Since 1970

Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)

Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) - Juvenile
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) - Juvenile
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) - Juvenile

About Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Perching Birds
  • Family: Longspurs and Snow Buntings

The snow bunting 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

Visits

  • 2010-05-29

    Saint George Island, United States of America
    Image from 2010-05-29
    Image from 2010-05-29
  • 2017-01-17

    Jones Beach, United States of America
  • 2019-10-02

    Orkney Islands, England
    Image from 2019-10-02
  • 2021-07-13

    Eastern Iceland, Iceland
  • 2021-07-15

    Southern Iceland, Iceland
    Image from 2021-07-15
    Image from 2021-07-15
  • 2022-12-17

    Half Moon Bay - Venice Beach, United States of America
    Image from 2022-12-17