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Snow Bunting

Birds

The snow bunting is a passerine bird in the family Calcariidae, and an Arctic specialist with a circumpolar breeding range across the northern hemisphere. Small isolated populations also breed on a few high mountain tops south of the Arctic proper, including the Cairngorms in central Scotland, the Saint Elias Mountains on the Alaska-Yukon border, and the Cape Breton Highlands. It is the most northerly recorded passerine bird in the world.

Facts
Scientific Name
Plectrophenax nivalis 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Body Size Band
Small 6
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 3
Lifespan
10.2 6
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Ecotourism and Research 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G5 Secure 5
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Passeriformes, Taxa
Source Snow Bunting (Wikidata)

In Biome

Tundra, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Plectrophenax nivalis

In Ecosystem

Arctic Tundra, Ecosystems
Source Snow bunting (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Australia

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Belgium

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Denmark

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North America

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Norway

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Russia

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South Asia

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Spain

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Sweden

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United States

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Diet: Herbivore
2. Snow bunting (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    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.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Ecosystem: Arctic Tundra, Distribution and habitat
    The snow bunting lives in very high latitudes in the Arctic tundra.
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3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Plectrophenax nivalis
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Key Behaviors
    Key Behaviors flies diurnal diurnal motile motile migratory migratory territorial territorial social social dominance hierarchies dominance hierarchies
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive: "However, they do provide pleasure for many bird"
    However, they do provide pleasure for many bird watchers.
  • In Biome: Tundra, Habitat Regions, biome: tundra
    tundra tundra
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4. Snow Bunting (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q26416 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Passeriformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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5. NatureServe Explorer: Plectrophenax nivalis
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G5"
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6. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Plectrophenax nivalis
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool
  • Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
    Maximum longevity 10.2 years (wild)
  • Life history traits (averages): Adult weight
    Adult weight 41.8 g
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