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Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

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Description:

This small, sparrow-sized bird has lots of white in its plumage above and white below. It is brown and on the back with a white face with patches of brown.

Habitat:

We find these high-Arctic breeders in Minnesota primarily in winter along stretches roads running through wide-open stretches of countryside.

Reference Links:

Snow Bunting, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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