{"id":"releases/2026-11-13/species/77QJ8.json","kind":"species","format":"species/1.17","provenance":{"release":"2026-11-13","sources":["inaturalist-observations-v2","gbif-occurrence-v2","species-names","inaturalist-photos","usgs-gap-ranges-conus-2001v1","noaa-nclimgrid-daily","us-riis-l48-v2","oh-oda-invasive-plants","oh-odnr-aquatic-invasive","inaturalist-checklist","government-species-lists","census-tiger-2026","census-cartographic-boundaries-2025","resolve-ecoregions-2017","usgs-wbd","census-urban-areas-2020","natural-earth-countries","usgs-annual-nlcd-c1v2-2025","usgs-3dep-1as","usgs-padus-4-1","odnr-lands","census-zcta-county-2020","census-places-2020"],"licences":["CC-BY-4.0","CC-BY-NC-4.0","CC0-1.0"],"gbif_download_dois":["10.15468/dl.8m7c3d","10.15468/dl.y2jkt8"],"method":"seasonal-5","taxonomy":"col-xr-2026-06-19/match-2026-10-20","boundaries":"tiger-2026; census-cb-2025-500k; census-zcta-county-2020; census-places-2020; resolve-ecoregions-2017; usgs-annual-nlcd-c1v2-2025; usgs-3dep-1as; PAD-US 4.1 073747bf4d9b, ODNR Lands 8f5985bbd476, parks list 1.2; WBD HU8 04 1a78c5142bde, 05 d59adb45cc28; census-uac20 dbd0e5786258","ranges":["gap/conus-2001v1"],"protection":{"usfws":"2026-11-03T15:25:11.428Z","ohio":"2026-10"},"code":"414181dce188c3b7397c29608556900ed4e75a41","run":"43333827288"},"data":{"species_key":"77QJ8","scientific_name":"Plectrophenax nivalis","authorship":"(Linnaeus, 1758)","common_name":"Snow Bunting","synonyms":["Calcarius nivalis","Emberiza nivalis","Passerina nivalis","Plectophenax nivalis","Plectophenax nivalis nivalis","Plectrophenax nivalis pallidior","Plectrophenax nivalis subnivalis"],"inaturalist_taxon_id":117059,"photo":{"id":"inat-113763306","source":"default","sizes":{"species":[480,768,1152,1536],"card":[320,480,640,800],"thumb":[64,96,128,192]},"credit":"(c) Pavel Shukov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Pavel Shukov","licence":"CC-BY-NC-4.0","licence_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/","url":"https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/113763306"},"part_photos":{},"rank":"species","classification":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Aves","order":"Passeriformes","family":"Calcariidae","genus":"Plectrophenax"},"group":"birds","slug":"snow-bunting","areas":[{"area":"us-oh","level":"state","records":228,"record_dates":142,"latest_month":"2025-12","season":[],"season_withheld":"two-seasons","windows":[{"records":91,"season":[44,45,49],"season_withheld":null},{"records":137,"season":[51,4,9],"season_withheld":null}],"conditions":{"sunrise":"07:38","sunset":"17:23","high":1.6,"low":-5.1,"midpoint":-1.9},"flowering":null,"fruiting":null,"adult":null,"larva":null,"male":null,"female":{"records":1,"season":[],"season_withheld":"too-few-records","windows":null},"signs":{},"heard":null,"hours":[0,1,0,3,0,0,0,0,6,9,25,18,35,23,34,26,33,8,3,0,0,0,2,1],"months_not_reported":[4,5,6,7,8,9],"land_cover":{"records":97,"groups":[{"group":"developed","share":70.1},{"group":"barren","share":12.4},{"group":"water","share":11.3},{"group":"farmland","share":5.2},{"group":"grassland-shrub","share":1}]},"look_alikes":[{"species_key":"PGVX","state":1,"worldwide":16,"chosen_by":"worldwide"},{"species_key":"8TTP","state":0,"worldwide":10,"chosen_by":"worldwide"}]},{"area":"39093","level":"county","records":29,"record_dates":22,"latest_month":"2025-11","season":[],"season_withheld":"two-seasons","windows":[{"records":11,"season":[],"season_withheld":"too-few-records"},{"records":18,"season":[],"season_withheld":"too-few-records"}],"conditions":{"sunrise":"07:48","sunset":"17:47","high":null,"low":null,"midpoint":null},"flowering":null,"fruiting":null,"adult":null,"larva":null,"male":null,"female":null,"signs":{},"heard":null,"hours":null,"months_not_reported":null,"land_cover":null,"look_alikes":null},{"area":"39095","level":"county","records":54,"record_dates":35,"latest_month":"2025-12","season":[],"season_withheld":"precision","windows":null,"conditions":{"sunrise":"07:32","sunset":"17:14","high":6.4,"low":0.8,"midpoint":2.7},"flowering":null,"fruiting":null,"adult":null,"larva":null,"male":null,"female":null,"signs":{},"heard":null,"hours":null,"months_not_reported":null,"land_cover":null,"look_alikes":null},{"area":"39153","level":"county","records":35,"record_dates":15,"latest_month":"2025-12","season":[49,3,6],"season_withheld":null,"windows":null,"conditions":{"sunrise":"07:45","sunset":"17:28","high":-1.8,"low":-11.5,"midpoint":-6.9},"flowering":null,"fruiting":null,"adult":null,"larva":null,"male":null,"female":null,"signs":{},"heard":null,"hours":null,"months_not_reported":null,"land_cover":null,"look_alikes":null},{"area":"huc8-04100010","level":"watershed","records":26,"record_dates":20,"latest_month":"2025-11","season":[],"season_withheld":"precision","windows":null,"conditions":{"sunrise":"07:20","sunset":"17:21","high":13.4,"low":2.7,"midpoint":8.2},"flowering":null,"fruiting":null,"adult":null,"larva":null,"male":null,"female":null,"signs":{},"heard":null,"hours":null,"months_not_reported":null,"land_cover":null,"look_alikes":null},{"area":"huc8-04110002","level":"watershed","records":36,"record_dates":16,"latest_month":"2025-12","season":[49,3,7],"season_withheld":null,"windows":null,"conditions":{"sunrise":"07:45","sunset":"17:28","high":-1.9,"low":-10.9,"midpoint":-7},"flowering":null,"fruiting":null,"adult":null,"larva":null,"male":null,"female":null,"signs":{},"heard":null,"hours":null,"months_not_reported":null,"land_cover":null,"look_alikes":null},{"area":"huc8-04260000","level":"watershed","records":40,"record_dates":29,"latest_month":"2025-12","season":[],"season_withheld":"two-seasons","windows":[{"records":23,"season":[],"season_withheld":"one-year"},{"records":17,"season":[],"season_withheld":"too-few-records"}],"conditions":{"sunrise":"07:40","sunset":"17:11","high":7.2,"low":0.7,"midpoint":2.7},"flowering":null,"fruiting":null,"adult":null,"larva":null,"male":null,"female":null,"signs":{},"heard":null,"hours":null,"months_not_reported":null,"land_cover":null,"look_alikes":null},{"area":"eco-342","level":"ecoregion","records":138,"record_dates":84,"latest_month":"2025-12","season":[45,1,9],"season_withheld":null,"windows":null,"conditions":{"sunrise":"07:39","sunset":"17:22","high":1.6,"low":-5.4,"midpoint":-2.1},"flowering":null,"fruiting":null,"adult":null,"larva":null,"male":null,"female":null,"signs":{},"heard":null,"hours":null,"months_not_reported":null,"land_cover":null,"look_alikes":null},{"area":"ua-00766","level":"urban-area","records":35,"record_dates":15,"latest_month":"2025-12","season":[49,3,6],"season_withheld":null,"windows":null,"conditions":{"sunrise":"07:45","sunset":"17:28","high":-1.8,"low":-11.5,"midpoint":-6.9},"flowering":null,"fruiting":null,"adult":null,"larva":null,"male":null,"female":null,"signs":{},"heard":null,"hours":null,"months_not_reported":null,"land_cover":null,"look_alikes":null},{"area":"park-maumee-bay-state-park","level":"park","records":38,"record_dates":21,"latest_month":"2025-12","season":[45,47,1],"season_withheld":null,"windows":null,"conditions":{"sunrise":"07:32","sunset":"17:11","high":4.7,"low":0.8,"midpoint":2.7},"flowering":null,"fruiting":null,"adult":null,"larva":null,"male":null,"female":null,"signs":{},"heard":null,"hours":null,"months_not_reported":null,"land_cover":null,"look_alikes":null}],"ranges":[{"area":"us-oh","level":"state","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39003","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39005","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39007","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39011","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39017","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39019","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39021","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39023","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39027","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39029","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39031","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39033","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39035","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39037","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39039","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39041","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39043","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39045","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39047","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39049","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39051","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39055","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39057","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39063","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39065","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39067","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39069","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39075","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39077","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39081","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39083","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39085","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39089","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39091","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39093","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39095","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39097","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39099","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39101","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39103","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39107","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39109","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39113","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39117","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39119","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39123","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39125","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39127","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39129","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39133","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39135","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39137","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39139","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39143","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39147","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39149","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39151","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39153","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39155","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39157","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39159","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39161","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39165","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39169","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39171","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39173","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]},{"area":"39175","level":"county","source":"gap","seasons":["winter"]}],"statuses":[],"concerns":[],"introductions":[],"recorded_in":["39007","39017","39025","39031","39035","39037","39041","39043","39055","39063","39083","39085","39103","39113","39123","39133","39139","39143","39151","39159","39165","39169"],"below_species":[]}}