Features& Description
The Snow Bunting, formerly known as the Snow Bunting, from its Latin name “Plectrophenax nivalis”, is a small sparrow-sized bird with an 18 cm wingspan.
A rare winter visitor to the lake, its plumage is a variation of white and brown. Its yellow beak and winter striped plumage make it difficult to identify.
Its creamy-white belly and the reddish-brown spot behind the eye make it easy to identify. When present in autumn, its breeding plumage is much more marked with white, notably under the throat, wings and a large white eyebrow.
Habitat(Biotope)
The Snow Bunting is a bird of alpine environments, of rocky, bare slopes, but also frequents northern rocky coasts, high moors and tundra.
On the lake, it can be found on paths along the water’s edge, sometimes in the boulders forming the dikes.
Behavior& habits
The Snow Bunting is usually a gregarious bird, but when it is present on the lake, it is isolated individuals, sometimes lost but finding an environment corresponding to their natural habitat in winter.
It spends much of its time on the ground, collecting seeds that litter the paths.
Reproductionand immature
The Snow Bunting nests only in northern regions.
The female lays between 4 and 6 eggs, which take 14 days to hatch.
Cryor Voice
The Snow Bunting emits clear, plaintive chirps or soft “pchuyu” whistles alternating with rolled “pèr’r’r’rit” sounds.
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Le Plectrophane Des Neignes
