Plectrophenax nivalis ORDER: PASSERIFORMES FAMILY: CALCARIIDAE
IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern
© Kevin T. Karlson
Appropriately named, the Snow Bunting is a bird of the high Arctic and snowy winter fields. Even on a warm day, the mostly white plumage of a bunting flock evokes the image of a snowstorm.
Song a low, husky warbling. Calls include a clear "chew," a husky rolling rattle, a short buzz, and a sharp "chi-tik."
Snowbird Season. Story and photographs in Living Bird magazine.