snow bunting

noun

1. a bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis, of the northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere having white plumage.

snow bunting

noun

1. a bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis, of northern and arctic regions, having a white plumage with dark markings on the wings, back, and tail

Word History and Origins

Origin of snow bunting¹

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

The result teemed with surprises: A snow bunting perched on the rig and sang.

From New York Times

Scotland is home to Arctic specialists - birds like dotterel, snow bunting and ptarmigan - which are found high on Scotland's mountains.

From BBC

Among those difficult to find were the horned lark, snow bunting and Lapland longspur.

From Washington Times

Should the climate emergency continue to worsen, and temperatures keep rising, the ptarmigan – along with other highland specialists such as the dotterel and snow bunting – looks set to disappear as a British bird in my lifetime.

From The Guardian

When he was 16, he organised a period of work experience for himself at Creag Meagaidh, a nature reserve in the Cairngorms where woolly willow and saxifrage grow on a gilded mountain plateau; an enclave of dotterel and snow bunting and mountain hare.

From The Guardian