Smith's longspur.

See photos of Snow Buntings. Males sing in flight or while perched on a rock. Even on a warm day, the mostly white plumage of a bunting flock evokes the image of a snowstorm. Fernand Deroussen David Evans. Breeding in North America, Eurasia: n; can be seen in 61 countries. Chestnut-collared longspur. Calls. Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis ssp., M F, flight call, excitement call BIF1528, 18/02/2017, Cuxhaven, Germany, Patrick Franke https://birds-in-flight.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/BIF1530-1_PFR12489_1-11_170218_snowbun-10-FC-EC_d_ni_cux_kbake_REF-S.mp3 Truly birds of cold winter, Snow Buntings are rarely encountered in the southeastern states or south of Nebraska and Iowa. Compare with Similar Species Male Snow Buntings sing a finchlike low and husky warble. Other longspurs. McCown's longspur. Their common flight call is a dry prrrt. Males and females give a clear chew, a husky rolling rattle, a short buzz or snarl, and a sharp chi-tik while foraging on the ground or in flight. The most commonly heard calls are contact calls heard between individuals in a flock, a series of melodic chirps described as kittyoo or trrr. Wherever they occur in winter, they are often in the company of Horned Larks and Lapland Longspurs. Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) bird call sounds on dibird.com. During the last ice age, it was widespread throughout continental Europe. Snow bunting (call / song) call, song. Listen to Snow Bunting’s song, call, and flight call.

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Lapland longspur.