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Bird family-latin name: Plectrophenax nivalis

Where it lives:

Breeds on high mountain tops. Winters largely on sandy and shingle coasts, salt marsh and rough coastal fields.

Description:

Plumage variable but always shows considerable white, especially in wings. Breeding male is smart white and black. In winter, all birds show varying amounts of buff. Feeds on ground in flocks.

Size:16 - 17cm (6.5")

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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