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Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis
Family
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
snobun, SNBU
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyLongspurs and Snow Buntings (Calcariidae)
SpeciesPlectrophenax nivalis
Codessnobun, SNBU
Identification

The Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) is a member of the Longspurs and Snow Buntings family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code snobun when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicus
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Calcarius ornatus
Smith's Longspur
Calcarius pictus
Thick-billed Longspur
Rhynchophanes mccownii
McKay's Bunting
Plectrophenax hyperboreus
Snow Bunting photo
(c) Pavel Shukov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Pavel Shukov

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Plectrophenax nivalis

Family: Longspurs and Snow Buntings

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: snobun