Key Identification Features
- Breeding-plumage males can be distinguished by their black underparts, chestnut nape, yellow throat, and black crown.
- It has white plumage on its underside, while its wings and back feature a mix of black and white patterning.
- The snow bunting is sometimes found alongside the horned lark, but the horned lark has a distinctive black-and-yellow head pattern, a longer partly black tail, and no white on its wings.
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