Hi Vincent,
I’m no holder of a doctorate on Snow Bunting but a short search of pictures on Norwegian reporting systems seems to show that your bird is within the variation of n. nivalis. It is also extremely likely that you have seen a local bird.
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| Mozaïek |
| Zeldzame soorten |
| Schaarse soorten |
| Overige |
| WP-soorten |
| Wereld-soorten |
| Determinatie |
| Historie |
| Dutch Bird Alerts |
| Dutch Birding 40 jaar |
| België |
| Belgian Bird Alerts |
| Zeldzaamheden België |
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Plectrophenax nivalis · Snow Bunting
| Datum | 28 juni 2024 |
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| Locatie | Longyearbyen, Svalbard |
| Fotograaf |
Vincent van der Spek
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| Bekeken | 1414 × |
The very first pic I took on Svalbard was of this male Snow Bunting. One I would have thrown away, if it weren't for the upperparts of the bird. With the rump and lower/central back all white, it matches the description of ssp. vlasowae rather than nivalis (that should breed here). It does seem to lack largely white uppertail-coverts, so probably this is just variation of nivalis I was unaware of? After this bird I checked many more, but none showed such extensive white upperparts. I hardly ever get to study Snow Buntings in summer plumage, so comments appreciated. |
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