North American Bird Search Box
This search box can be used to find bird species using bird's english, french or latin name, or to identify bird by its 4 letter Alpha Code
Field Guide for all the Birds of North America
McKay's Bunting
4 Letter (english names) Alpha Code: MKBU (3)
Plectrophane blanc
Pletrophenax hyperboreus
Information, images and range maps on over 1,000 birds of North America, including sub-species, vagrants, introduced birds and possibilities
Life, Habitat and Pictures of North American Buntings
| B L | W W | W | Family | Latin Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.75" 17.1cm | 14" 35.6cm | 1.9 oz. 53.9g | Calcariidae | Pletrophenax hyperboreus |
- Summer
- Year Around
- Winter
McKay's Bunting has a small toehold in North America. Nesting in the warmer summer months on St. Mathew Island, located in the North Bering Sea, and moving to the western shores of Alaska in the winter months. This was once a sub-species of the Snow Bunting and was then separated into its own bird species. Today, there is talk of joining the two species back together.
Reference to Other Bird Site:
ABA - American Birding Association This site represents an organization that maintains official records of all birds species that have been proven to have been seen inside the perimeters of the North American Continent and the surrounding bodies of water. Regular revised versions are posted to keep the bird list current at all times. This is the list used by all serious birders over their lifetime. You may be aware of the movie called the "Big Year". It was with this list that all the competing birders used in an attempt to set a new record as to how many bird species that could be seen by an individual birder in one calendar year.