Plectrophenax nivalis

IOC Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Classis: Aves • Superordo: Neognathae • Ordo: Passeriformes • Subordo: Passeri • Infraordo: Passerida • Superfamilia: Passeroidea • Familia: Calcariidae • Genus: Plectrophenax • Species: Plectrophenax nivalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular names [edit specified wikidata 'Snow Bunting']

English: Snow Bunting, snow bunting
العربية: درسة الثلوج
مصرى: درسة الثلوج
azərbaycanca: Şimal sərçəsi
башҡортса: Аҡбаш турғай
беларуская: Сняжурка
беларуская (тарашкевіца): сьняжурка
български: Снежна овесарка
বাংলা: তুষার চটক
brezhoneg: Brean erc’h
català: sit blanc
čeština: sněhule severní
kaszëbsczi: Zwëczajnô sniegùlka
чӑвашла: Юр шĕпшĕлĕ
Cymraeg: bras yr eira
dansk: Snespurv
Deutsch: Schneeammer
Ελληνικά: Χιονοτσίχλονο
Esperanto: Neĝemberizo
español: Escribano Nival, Escribano nival
eesti: hangelind
euskara: Elur-berdantza
فارسی: زردپره برفی
suomi: pulmunen
føroyskt: Snjófuglur
français: Plectrophane des neiges, bruant des neiges
Nordfriisk: Snäsparag
Frysk: Sniefink
Gaeilge: Gealóg shneachta
Gàidhlig: Gealag an t-sneachda
galego: Escribenta das neves
Gaelg: Pompee niaghtee
עברית: גיבתון השלג
hrvatski: bijela strnadica
magyar: hósármány
հայերեն: Հյուսիսային ճնճղիկ
íslenska: Snjótittlingur
italiano: Zigolo delle nevi
日本語: ユキホオジロ
адыгэбзэ: КӀырыкъпӀащэ
қазақша: Ақторғай
kurdî: Çirçiroka berfê
kernowek: Pluven ergh
Lëtzebuergesch: Schnéimësch
lietuvių: paprastoji sniegstartė
latviešu: sniedze
монгол: Туйлын цасчхөмрөг
кырык мары: Поран кек
norsk bokmål: Snøspurv
Nederlands: Sneeuwgors, sneeuwgors
norsk nynorsk: Snøsporv
norsk: Snøspurv
Diné bizaad: Náhookǫs biyaadę́ę́ʼ hakʼaz tsídiiłbáhí
livvinkarjala: Punaine
polski: śnieguła (zwyczajna)
português: escrevedeira-das-neves
русский: Пуночка
русиньскый: Пуночка
саха тыла: Туллук
davvisámegiella: Állat
Simple English: Snow bunting
slovenčina: snehuľka severská
slovenščina: snežni strnad
åarjelsaemien: guelhtehke
julevsámegiella: buolmok
anarâškielâ: Njuuvčuálpáš
nuõrttsääʹmǩiõll: pittsaž
svenska: snösparv
Türkçe: Kar kiraz kuşu
татарча/tatarça: Акбаш чыпчык
українська: пуночка снігова
吴语: 雪鹀
粵語: 雪鵐
中文: 雪鹀

Synonyms

Calcarius nivalis
Emberiza nivalis
Passerina nivalis

IUCN: Plectrophenax nivalis (Linnaeus, 1758) (old web site) (Least Concern)

Photos[edit]

breeding plumage, Male

Svalbard, Norway, 5. Juli 2009
Cairngorms, Scotland
(low resolution)
Cairngorms (low resolution)
Laatzen, Lower Saxony, Germany, 8. November 2020

Female & Male, winter plumage

Winter plumage male
Winter plumage female
Français : Bruant des neiges, (Plectrophenax nivalis), Réserve nationale de faune du cap Tourmente, Québec, Canada.
English: Snow Bunting, (Plectrophenax nivalis), Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area, Quebec, Canada

Groups

On a wire behind the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve Visitor Center, 1. Februar 2010
On a wire behind the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve Visitor Center, 1. Februar 2010
A flock of over 50 Snow Buntings on Dornock beach, Scotland. They were flitting over the dunes and occasionally coming to rest and feeding on the tall stalks of maram grass. In autumn and winter birds develop a sandy/buff wash to their plumage and males have more mottled upperparts, 8. Februar 2009
English: Snow Bunting, (Plectrophenax nivalis), feeding on millet, Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area, Quebec, Canada
Français : Bruant des neiges, (Plectrophenax nivalis), se nourrissant de graines de millet, Réserve nationale de faune du cap Tourmente, Québec, Canada.
English: Snow Buntings (Plectrophenax nivalis) near the breakwater of Toppilansaari, Oulu.

Suomi: Pulmusia (Plectrophenax nivalis) Toppilansaaren aallonmurtajan lähellä.

Eggs[edit]

Museum specimen

Illustrations[edit]

Plectrophenax nivalis
(common:
Snowflake)
Plate 28 in:
Birdcraft,
1897
Plectrophenax nivalis
(common: Snowflake)
Plate L
(No. 2) in:
Bird-Life, Teachers Manual,
1899
ID composite