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Male McKay's Bunting Foraging on Snow

By Alaska Science Center
Snow covered ground brown pieces of vegetation poking out. On right, white bird black markings on wings, black bill and legs.
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The McKay's Bunting (Plectrophenax hyperboreus) is endemic to the Bering Sea Region and only breeds on St. Matthew Island. Designated as a species of high conservation concern due to its small population size, surveys show that the species has continued to decline since the initial survey effort in 2003.
 

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Photo taken by Laura McDuffie, U.S. Geological Survey. 

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