Snow bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis
CommonPhoto: Amasuela - Luis Lafuente Agudín · CC BY-SA 4.0
Birdomnivore
The snow bunting is a small bird that thrives in the Arctic, making it one of the northernmost songbirds in the world. It nests in icy, open landscapes and occasionally on high mountain peaks far south of its usual range.
- It breeds in the Arctic regions of the northern hemisphere.
- Small populations live on mountain peaks in Scotland and Alaska.
- It is the most northerly recorded passerine bird globally.
TundraMountainPolarArcticEuropeNorth America
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Bird
- Scientific name
- Plectrophenax nivalis
- Habitat
- Tundra, Mountain, Polar
- Regions in this directory
- Arctic, Europe, North America
- Diet
- omnivore
- Relative size
- small
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)
