Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCalcariidae (Longspurs and Snow Buntings)
- GenusPlectrophenax (Snow and McKay's Buntings)
- SpeciesPlectrophenax nivalis (Snow Bunting)
Closest Relatives at Thingvellir National Park
Redwing
Turdus iliacus
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensis
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
Goldcrest
Regulus regulus
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
Fieldfare
Turdus pilaris
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Snow Bunting in Thingvellir National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Snow Bunting sighting in Thingvellir National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Snow Bunting in Thingvellir National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Snow Bunting in Thingvellir National Park in our monthly data.