McKay's Bunting

Plectrophenax hyperboreus

Near Threatened

The McKay's Bunting is an open-country bunting or longspur of the Bering Sea region and western Alaska. It feeds mostly on seeds and summer insects, breeding on tundra, prairie, or high open ground and often gathering in winter flocks over fields, beaches, or windswept plains.

Family

Calcariidae

Group

Longspurs and Snow Buntings

Range

McKay's Bunting Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Bering Sea region and western Alaska

Population

≈ 20K-60K

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