Plectrophenax

Plectrophenax is a small genus of passerine birds of the longspur family Calcariidae.

==Taxonomy== The genus Plectrophenax was introduced in 1882 by the Norwegian born zoologist Leonhard Stejneger with the snow bunting as the type species. The name combines the Ancient Greek plēktron meaning "cock’s spur" with phenax meaning "imposter".