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A female snow bunting wintering atop Mount Agamenticus in York, ME. The snow bunting is a sexually dimorphic, medium-sized passerine bird. It is ground-dwelling, and walks, runs and can hop if needed. [7] It is fairly large and long-winged for a bunting. It measures 15 cm with a wingspan of 32–38 cm (13–15 in) and weights 30 to 40 grams.
The Lapland longspur is a robust bird, with a thick yellow seed-eater's bill. The summer male has a black head and throat, white eyestripe, chestnut nape, white underparts, and a heavily streaked black-grey back. Other plumages have a plainer orange-brown head, a browner back and chestnut nape and wing panels. Measurements: [7]
Snow bunting: 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 Plectrophenax hyperboreus: McKay's bunting: Bering Sea, St. Matthew and Hall islands, and winters on the western coast of the U.S. state of Alaska
A snow bunting in Alaska. This species breeds mainly in the Arctic tundra and winters in northern temperate areas. The range of the family is extensive. Of the six species within the family, the snow bunting and Lapland longspur are found both in both North America and Eurasia; the other four species are found only in North America. [3]
Male painted buntings have blue heads, with yellow and green on their wings. Karp said he can’t be sure but he thinks it’s the same bird. He said he located it by using the Merlin birdsong app ...
The breeding plumage of the male is almost purely white, with only small areas of black on the wingtips and tail. The breeding female has a streaked back. Non-breeding birds also have warm brown patches on cheeks, crown, and the sides of the neck. [2] McKay's bunting is larger on average than the snow bunting.
The female is the brighter of the sexes and initiates courtship. The male incubates the eggs and tends the young. ... Snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis;
Move over, Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword—there's a new NYT word game in town! The New York Times' recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity ...