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A snow bunting is a small songbird that lives in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions, known for its white plumage and ability to survive in extremely cold, harsh environments. These birds matter because they are indicators of Arctic ecosystem health and have become subjects of scientific study as climate change affects their habitats and migration patterns.
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Species
snow bunting
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEmberizidae
Observations18,480
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Plectrophenax
- Image
- Plectrophenax nivalis P3130099.jpg
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Article
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.
Taxonomy