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The Snow Bunting, (Plectrophenax nivalis), is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a family now separated by most modern authors from the finches Fringillidae. This image (C) User:Pcb21, 2004. ...
The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive. ...
Image File history File links Status_iucn3. ...
Least concern (LC) is an IUCN category assigned to species or lower taxa which do not qualify for any other category. ...
Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ...
Phyla Placozoa (trichoplax) Orthonectida (orthonectids) Rhombozoa (dicyemids) Subregnum Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subregnum Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) (radial symmetry) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Bilateria (unranked) (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Myxozoa (slime animals) Superphylum Deuterostomia (blastopore becomes anus) Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ...
{{{subdivision_ranks}}} See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ...
Orders Many - see section below. ...
Families Many, see text A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. ...
The Emberizidae are a large family of passerine birds. ...
Species Plectrophenax is a small genus of passerine birds of the bunting family Emberizidae. ...
In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ...
Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as , (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[1] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ...
Families Many, see text A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. ...
Orders Many - see section below. ...
Genera Melophus Latoucheornis Emberiza Plectrophenax Buntings are a group of mainly European passerine birds of the family Emberizidae. ...
Genera Many, see text Finches are passerine birds, often seed-eating, found chiefly in the northern hemisphere and Africa. ...
This bird is an arctic specialist, with a circumpolar arctic breeding range throughout the northern hemisphere. There is a small isolated population on the high mountain tops of Scotland. The breeding habitat is treeless moors, tundra and bare mountains. Motto: (Eng: No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification - by...
It is migratory, wintering in northern temperate areas. In winter, it forms mobile flocks, usually on coasts. It shows little fear of humans. // Long-distance land bird migration Many species of land migratory birds migrate very long distances, the most common pattern being for birds to breed in the temperate or arctic northern hemisphere and winter in warmer regions, often in the tropics or the temperate zones of the southern hemisphere. ...
In flight, its large white wing patches easily identify this 15.5-18 cm long species. The breeding male is unmistakable, with all white plumage and a black back. Other plumages are pale ginger above and white below. The bill is yellow with a black tip (all black in summer males). Unlike most passerines, it has feathered tarsi, an adaptation to its harsh environment. No other passerine can winter as far north as this species apart from the Common Raven. Binomial name Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 Common Raven range The Common Raven (Corvus corax) is a large black bird in the crow family, with iridescent feathers. ...
The call is a distinctive rippling whistle, per,r,r,rit.
The Snow Bunting builds its bulky nest in rock crevices. Blue-green brown-spotted eggs hatch in two weeks, and in another fortnight the young are already ready to fly.
Snow Bunting and McKay's Bunting hybridise occasionally in Alaska. Binomial name Plectrophenax hyperboreus Ridgway, 1884 The McKays Bunting, (Plectrophenax hyperboreus), is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a family now separated by most modern authors from the finches Fringillidae. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area Ranked 1st - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,854 km²) - Width 808 miles (1,300 km) - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km) - % water 13. ...
Gallery Old painting (lower two birds are Lapland Longspurs Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (773x1092, 247 KB) Plectrophenax nivalis, author J.C. Keulemans, 1896-1905, File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Snow Bunting ...
Binomial name Calcarius lapponicus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Lapland Bunting, Calcarius lapponicus, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. ...
| Adult breeding male, US Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1055x779, 465 KB) Description: Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) Creator: Donna Dewhurst URL: Fish and Wildlife Service File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Snow Bunting ...
| Adult breeding male, Iceland Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3072x2048, 1850 KB) Brian. ...
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References - BirdLife International (2004). Plectrophenax nivalis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
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