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McKay's Bunting

Plectrophenax hyperboreus Ridgway, R 1884

McKay's bunting is a passerine bird in the longspur family Calcariidae. It is most closely related to the snow bunting. Hybrids between the two species have been observed, leading some authorities to treat McKay's as a subspecies of snow bunting. As the Plectrophenax buntings are nested within the Calcarius clade, their closest relatives are the longspurs. McKay's bunting breeds on two islands in the Bering Sea, St. Matthew and Hall islands, and winters on the western coast of the U.S. state of Alaska. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Calcariidae
Genus:
   Plectrophenax
Scientific:
  Plectrophenax hyperboreus


Original description

Citation:
  Ridgway, R 1884

Reference:
   Proc. U.S. Ntnl. Mus. 7 p.68

Protonym:
  Plectrophenax hyperboreus

Type locality:
  St. Michael Island, south shore of Norton Sound, Alaska.


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  85BA79C00D1033C2

Avibase ID:
  avibase-85BA79C0

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/85BA79C0


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 179535

Geographic range:

  • Plectrophenax hyperboreus: Islands in Bering Sea; > coastal Alaska and Aleutian Islands
English:
McKay's Bunting
Catalan:
sit de McKay
Czech:
sněhule americká
Danish:
Beringssnespurv
German:
Beringschneeammer
Spanish:
Escribano de McKay
Spanish (Spain):
Escribano de McKay
Finnish:
lumipulmunen
French:
Plectrophane blanc
Croatian:
berinška strnadica
Hungarian:
McKay-sármány
Icelandic:
Mjalltittlingur
Italian:
Zigolo di McKay
Japanese (romaji):
be-ringuyukihoojiro
Japanese:
ベーリングユキホオジロ
Lithuanian:
Poliarinė sniegstartė
Dutch:
McKays Sneeuwgors
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvitsporv
Norwegian:
Hvitspurv
Polish:
śnieguła biała
Portuguese:
Escrevedeira-branca
Portuguese (Portugal):
escrevedeira-hiperbórea
Russian:
Белая пуночка
Slovak:
snehuľka biela
Serbian:
Mekejeva snežna strnadica
Swedish:
beringsnösparv
Ukrainian:
Пуночка полярна
Chinese:
麦氏鹀
Chinese (Traditional):
馬凱氏鵐


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886):
McKay's Snowflake ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.):
McKay's Snowflake ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.):
McKay's Snowflake ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.):
McKay's Snowflake ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.):
McKay's Snowflake ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.):
McKay's Snowflake ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.):
McKay's Snowflake ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.):
McKay's Snowflake ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895):
McKay's Snowflake ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.):
McKay's Snowflake ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.):
McKay's Snowflake ( Passerina hyperborea) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.):
McKay's Snowflake ( Passerina hyperborea) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.):
McKay's Snowflake ( Passerina hyperborea) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.):
McKay's Snowflake ( Passerina hyperborea) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.):
McKay's Snowflake ( Passerina hyperborea) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.):
McKay's Snowflake ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.):
McKay's Snow Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910):
McKay's Snow Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.):
McKay's Snow Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.):
McKay's Snow Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.):
McKay's Snow Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931):
McKay's Snow Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.):
McKay's Snow Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.):
McKay's Snow Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.):
McKay's Snow Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.):
McKay's Snow Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.):
McKay's Snow Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.):
McKay's Snow Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.):
McKay's Snow Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.):
McKay's Snow Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.):
McKay's Snow Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.):
McKay's Snow Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Bruant blanc ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Bruant blanc ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Plectrophenax nivalis hyperboreus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Plectrophenax nivalis hyperboreus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
McKay's Bunting ( Plectrophenax hyperboreus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Plectrophenax hyperboreus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Plectrophenax hyperboreus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Plectrophenax [nivalis or hyperboreus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Bulgarian: Американска северна овесарка
Catalan: sit de McKay
Czech: Snehule americká, sněhule americká
Welsh: Bras McKay
Danish: Beringssnespurv
German: Bering Schneeammer, Beringschneeammer
English: MacKay's Bunting, McKay's Bunting, McKay's Snow Bunting, McKay's Snowflake
English, HBW: McKay's Bunting
English (IOC): McKay's Bunting
English (United States): McKay's Bunting
Esperanto: Beringa emberizo
Spanish: Escribano de McKay
Spanish (Spain): Escribano de McKay
Spanish (HBW): McKay's Bunting
Estonian: lumelind
Finnish: Lumipulmunen
French: Bruant blanc, Bruant boréal, Plectrophane blanc
Frisian: Beringsniefink
Galician: Escribenta hiperbórea
Croatian: berinška strnadica
Hungarian: McKay-sármány
Icelandic: Mjalltittlingur
Italian: Zigolo delle nevi di Mc Kay, Zigolo di McKay
Japanese (romaji): bearinguyukihoojiro, be-ringuyukihoojiro
Japanese: ベアリングユキホオジロ, ベーリングユキホオジロ
Scientific: Calcarius hyperboreus, Passerina hyperborea, Plectophenax hyperboreus, Plectrophenax hyperboreus, Plectrophenax nivalis hyperboreus
Lithuanian: Poliarinė sniegstartė
Latvian: baltā sniedze
Dutch: McKays Sneeuwgors, Mckay's Sneeuwgors, Mckay-sneeuwgors
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvitsporv
Norwegian: Hvitspurv
Polish: sniegula biala, śnieguła biała
Portuguese: Escrevedeira-branca
Portuguese (Portugal): escrevedeira-hiperbórea
Russian: Белая пуночка, Островная пуночка, Пуночка белая
Northern Sami: Vilgesállat
Slovak: snehuľka biela
Serbian: Mekejeva snežna strnadica
Swedish: Beringsnösparv
Turkish: Alaska çintesi
Ukrainian: Пуночка полярна
Chinese: 麦氏鹀
Chinese (Traditional): 馬凱氏鵐

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