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Snow Bunting

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Snow Bunting

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Also known as Plectrophenax nivalis

species of bird

OverviewAI-generated

The snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) is a species of bird classified within the family Emberizidae, order Passeriformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. It is an accepted taxon in the World Register of Marine Species and is commonly referred to as the snow bunting, with other names including bras yr eira, Schneeammer, and Escribano Nival. The organism exhibits diurnality and has a wingspan of 35.

According to the IUCN Red List, the species is listed as Least Concern, a status recorded in 2025. Its taxon range includes Africa. The species is referenced by 273 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 28 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, iNaturalist, WoRMS, IUCN Red List, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

snow bunting

Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassAves
  3. OrderPasseriformes
  4. FamilyEmberizidae
Observations18,480

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Plectrophenax
Image
Plectrophenax nivalis P3130099.jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon name
Plectrophenax nivalis
Commons category
Plectrophenax nivalis
Commons gallery
Plectrophenax nivalis
taxon common name
escribana la ñeve
wingspan
35
diel cycle
diurnality
short name
P. nivalis
taxon range
Africa
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Encyclopedic overview

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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Snow Bunting” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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