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Plectrophenax nivalis L.

The Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis), sometimes colloquially called “snowflake”, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae. It is an arctic specialist, with a circumpolar Arctic breeding range throughout the northern hemisphere.

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Calcarius lapponicus L.

The Lapland Bunting, Calcarius lapponicus, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group separated by most modern authors from the Fringillidae (Old World finches).

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Emberiza pusilla Pall.

The Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla), is a passerine bird. It belongs to the bunting and American sparrow family (Emberizidae), a group separated by most modern authors from the true finches (Fringillidae).

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Emberiza pallasii Cabanis.

The Pallas’s Reed Bunting, Emberiza pallasi, (also known as Pallas’s Bunting) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae.

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Caprodacus erythrinus.

The Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) is the most widespread and common rosefinch of Europe, where it has spread westward from Asia.

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Leucosticte arctoa Pall.

The Asian Rosy-Finch (Leucosticte arctoa) is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family.

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Acanthis flammea L.

The Common Redpoll, Carduelis flammea, is a species in the finch family. It breeds somewhat further south than the Arctic Redpoll, also in habitats with thickets or shrubs.

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Passer domesticus L..

The House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) is a member of the Old World sparrow family Passeridae, considered by some to be a relative of the Weaver Finch Family.

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Parus montanus Baldenstein.

The Willow Tit (Poecile montanus) is a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae. It is a widespread and common resident breeder throughout temperate and subarctic Europe and northern Asia.

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Tarsiger cyanurus Pa

The Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus), also known as the Orange-flanked Bush-robin, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae.