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Snow Bunting
jmorlan

Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)

A striking rarity found by Chris Hayward. This appears to be the fourth acceptable record for San Mateo County and the first in over 20 years. Aging and sexing Snow Buntings is tricky because of the similarity of immature males to females. This is presumably the highly migratory widespread nominate race. Formerly classified with other buntings in the Emberizidae, Snow Buntings are now placed in a new family, the Calcariidae along with the Longspurs based on a molecular study by Alström et al. (2008).
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Location
Pilarcitos Creek, Venice Beach, Half Moon Bay, California, USA.
Date taken
18 November 2022.
Scientific name
Plectrophenax nivalis
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Category
North America
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jmorlan
Date added
View count
595
Comment count
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Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Aperture
ƒ/6.5
Focal length
247.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1250 second(s)
ISO
250
Filename
SnowBuntingIMG_8334.jpg
File size
335.2 KB
Date taken
Fri, 18 November 2022 1:08 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 780px

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