snow bunting
English
editNoun
editsnow bunting (plural snow buntings)
- A finch, Plectrophenax nivalis, having white plumage, widely distributed in northern latitudes.
- Synonym: snowflick
- 2018, Tanya Tagaq, Split Tooth, And Other Stories (2023), page 117:
- Soon the snow buntings will arrive, bringing song. My favourite snow bunting song is the clearance song they make to land.
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References
edit- snow bunting on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Plectrophenax nivalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Plectrophenax nivalis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons