Snow bunting
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The snow bunting 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 popula
Snow Bunting, Thule, Greenland 1
Snow bunting female breeding Flatey
A female snow bunting wintering atop Mount Agamenticus in York, Maine
Snow bunting young using a building as protection
Calcariidae
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Calcariidae is a small family of passerine birds. It includes longspurs and snow buntings. There are six species in three genera worldwide, found mainly in North America and Eurasia. They are migrator
Snow bunting
…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…
Lapland Longspur
A snow bunting in Alaska. This species breeds mainly in the Arctic tundra and winters in northern temperate areas.
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus Sportittlingur 3