Avibase: Plectrophenax nivalis (Snow Bunting)

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis (Linnaeus, C 1758)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis	Irish Wildlife Sounds	2021-10-05	Tory Island, County Donegal, County Donegal, Donegal (Ireland) (10 m)	flight call - bird-seen:no playback-used:no	687466 xeno-canto.org
Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis	Stein Ø. Nilsen	2014-06-01	Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Svalbard (Norway) (20 m)	song - H6 Telinga stereo bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	234568 xeno-canto.org
Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis	Reyt Sylvain	2024-10-23	Calvaire, Île-Molène, Finistere, Brittany, Molène (France) (30 m)	call, flight call - [sono]	943694 xeno-canto.org
Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis	Ricardo Hevia	2025-10-16	Ortegal (near Meizoso), A Coruña, Galicia, Cedeira (Spain) (500 m)	- [sono]	1048272 xeno-canto.org
Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis townsendi	Andrew Spencer	2013-05-29	St. Paul Island Quarry, St. Paul Island, Alaska, St. Paul Island, Pribilofs (United States) (30 m)	call - natural vocalization; various calls from the female of a pair of birds located in the bottom of a large quarry. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	143950 xeno-canto.org
Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis	Stein Ø. Nilsen	2017-05-29	Hotellneset, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Svalbard (Norway) (25 m)	male, song - Bird in breeding rocky outcrop near airport. Telinga parabolic stereo and Zoom H5. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	379430 xeno-canto.org
Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis	Juha Saari	2025-10-30	Helsinki, Santahamina, Helsinki (Finland) (10 m)	nocturnal flight call - there was also another kind of flight call, but this is the more interesting one	1051371 xeno-canto.org
Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis	Corentin Rivière	2022-10-11	Pointe du Van, Cléden-Cap-Sizun, Finistere, Bretagne, Finistère (France) (60 m)	flight call - Oiseau en migration active.	839402 xeno-canto.org
Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis	Stein Ø. Nilsen	2014-06-01	Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Svalbard (Norway) (20 m)	song - H6 Telinga stereo bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	234569 xeno-canto.org
Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis	Irish Wildlife Sounds	2021-10-19	Tory Island, County Donegal, County Donegal, Donegal (Ireland) (10 m)	flight call - bird-seen:no playback-used:no	693200 xeno-canto.org
Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis	Fernand DEROUSSEN	2007-07-13	Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, Svalbard (Norway) (10 m)	alarm call, nest - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	135906 xeno-canto.org
Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis	Diego Fernandez Martinez	2022-11-13	Arrondissement Brugge (near Brugge), West-Vlaanderen, Vlaams Gewest, West Flanders (Belgium) (0 m)	alarm call, call, flight call - High pass filter (1500Hz, 6dB) Gain: +15.0dB	761346 xeno-canto.org
Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis	Bodo Sonnenburg	2023-11-28	Dahme-Spreewald (near Heidesee), Brandenburg, Dahme-Spreewald (Germany) (40 m)	call, flight call - [sono]	844364 xeno-canto.org
Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis	guus van duin	2023-04-04	Breskens, Telpost, Sluis (Netherlands) (10 m)	flight call - Migrating bird during vismig ...	791524 xeno-canto.org
Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis	Paul Kelly	2023-01-02	Tacumshin Lake (East End), County Wexford, Wexford (Ireland) (0 m)	flight call, Ocean - Flight call over parabola.	774540 xeno-canto.org
Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis	Petter Westberg	2025-06-28	Tsåktso, Kiruna Municipality, Norrbottens län, Kiruna (Sweden) (1000 m)	song - [also] [sono]	1087467 xeno-canto.org
Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis	Bodo Sonnenburg	2022-12-25	Dahme-Spreewald (near Heidesee), Brandenburg, Dahme-Spreewald (Germany) (40 m)	flight call - [sono]	771302 xeno-canto.org
Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis townsendi	Ryan P. O'Donnell	2012-06-12	St. Paul Island, Alaska, St. Paul Island, Pribilofs (United States) (30 m)	Flight song (A) -	104436 xeno-canto.org
Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis	Tero Linjama	2008-03-18	Petäjävesi, Piesalankylä, Central Finland, Central Finland (Finland) (120 m)	call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	350488 xeno-canto.org
Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis	Alvan Buckley	2023-06-28	, Kitikmeot (Canada)	-	589323141 macaulaylibrary.org
Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis	Michal Michal	2023-12-10	, Wielkopolskie (Poland)	-	613422398 macaulaylibrary.org
Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis	Christian Bøggild	2026-01-04	Vestervig, Thisted Municipality, North Denmark Region, Sydthy (Denmark) (0 m)	call - Some background noise reduced through EQ.	1072436 xeno-canto.org
Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis	Paul Marvin	2014-10-28	Forest Road 152 area, off of Gunflint Trail, Superior National Forest (near Grand Marais), Cook County, Minnesota, Cook (United States) (550 m)	call - pair of foraging birds on a large gravel covered opening in the forest bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	211020 xeno-canto.org
Snow Bunting - Plectrophenax nivalis	Petter Westberg	2025-06-28	Tsåktso, Kiruna Municipality, Norrbottens län, Kiruna (Sweden) (1000 m)	alarm call, call - [also] [sono]	1087465 xeno-canto.org

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