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Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
RedpollAcanthis flammea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
White-winged SnowfinchMontifringilla nivalis
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 814,232 |
|---|---|
| New York | 92,272 |
| Michigan | 57,339 |
| Massachusetts | 35,922 |
| Minnesota | 27,178 |
| Maine | 26,783 |
| Wisconsin | 24,089 |
| New Hampshire | 19,767 |
| New Jersey | 13,058 |
| Ohio | 12,303 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- MigratoryTravels long distances seasonallyChecked by the maintainer
Group and habits
- Seed eaterDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly feed on seeds.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Rock nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on rocks or cliffs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Crevice nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in crevices.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Longspurs and Snow Buntings · Calcariidae |
| Genus | Snow and McKay's Buntings · Plectrophenax |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Centre Wellington, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Snow Bunting with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.