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McKay’s bunting
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McKay’s bunting

bird
Also known as: Plectrophenax hyperboreus
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McKay's bunting (Plectrophenax hyperboreus) is a species of bunting, which are seed-eating birds belonging to the families Emberizidae and Cardinalidae. This particular bunting is a hardy songbird found in the Arctic. McKay's bunting nests on the remote Bering Sea islands of St. Matthew and Hall. It is described as the whitest North American songbird. The term "bunting" can also refer to other species, including those in the Old World genus Emberiza and American genera like Passerina and Plectrophenax. Some bunting species are known for their brightly colored males.1

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  1. bunting
  2. snow bunting
  3. McCown's longspur

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