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Birds
Snow bunting
Snow bunting · Plectrophenax nivalis
The snow bunting enchants with its snow-white plumage and lively flight skills in the cold landscapes it inhabits.
Fact file
- Size
- Body length of 15 to 17 cm and a weight between 30 and 50 g
- Males and females
- Males have more striking plumage than females
- Sounds
- They produce bright, melodic calls, especially in flight
- Diet
- Their main food consists of seeds, insects and grasses
- Offspring
- The female lays between 3 and 6 eggs, which hatch after about 12 to 13 days of incubation
How to identify Snow bunting
The snow bunting has striking plumage that is strongly contrasting in the breeding season. Males show white wings and a snow-white underside, while the head is black. Females are more brown in colour with a subtle, striped pattern.
They reach a body length of about 15 to 17 cm and weigh between 30 and 50 g. Their silhouette is compact, with a short tail and a rounded head, which makes them easy to distinguish from other birds.
More in the app
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- general viewing tips
- 2 places where you can see Snow bunting
Where Snow bunting live
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