The Snow Bunting

Photo: @arielle.lokadottir

The Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) is a small, hardy songbird known for thriving in some of the nharshest winter environments on Earth. Often called the “snowflake bird”. They breed in the high Arctic, from Greenland and Canada to northern Russia, as well as in Iceland. They nest in rock crevices and tundra landscapes, often where few other birds are to be found.

The Snow Bunting is one of the northernmost breeding songbirds in the world — and a regular in Grímsey as well as in many other parts of Iceland!
Keep an eye (and ear) out for their cheerful, jingling song!