Snow bunting
Appearance
Snow bunting | |
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Male in breeding plumage, Alaska | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Calcariidae |
Genus: | Plectrophenax |
Species: | P. nivalis
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Binomial name | |
Plectrophenax nivalis | |
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Synonyms | |
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The snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) is a passerine bird in the family Calcariidae. It is found in the Arctic, its breeding range is throughout the northern hemisphere.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Plectrophenax nivalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22721043A89345729. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22721043A89345729.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.