Snow bunting

Snow bunting
	Male in breeding plumage, Alaska
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Calcariidae
Genus:	Plectrophenax
Species:	P. nivalis
Binomial name
	Plectrophenax nivalis; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Emberiza nivalis Linnaeus, 1758; Passerina nivalis (Linnaeus, 1758);

The snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) is a passerine bird in the family Calcariidae. It is found in the Arctic, its breeding range is throughout the northern hemisphere.

References[change | change source]

↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Plectrophenax nivalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22721043A89345729. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22721043A89345729.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

[iucn_status_12_November_2021-1] BirdLife International (2016). "Plectrophenax nivalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22721043A89345729. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22721043A89345729.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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