Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis
Conservation Status
Least ConcernAves · Passeriformes · Calcariidae
About
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 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.
Fun Fact
Snow Buntings breed further north than any other songbird—within 500 km of the North Pole—and return to the Arctic in late winter before snow has melted.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Lives in very high latitudes in the Arctic tundra.
Diet
Feed on seeds in the ground.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance