McKay's bunting is larger on average than the snow bunting. Other birds seen frequently include the raven, merlin, wheatear, and snow bunting. It is most closely related to the snow bunting ("P. nivalis"). Other inhabitants include rock sandpiper, red-necked phalarope, gray-crowned rosy finch and snow bunting. Only two songbirds migrate to Svalbard to breed&colon; the snow bunting and the wheatear. Only two songbirds migrate to Spitsbergen to breed&colon; the snow bunting and the wheatear. The snow bunting lives in very high latitudes in the Arctic tundra. The snow bunting is a sexually dimorphic, medium-sized passerine bird. The snow bunting is the most northerly recorded passerine in the world. During the breeding period the snow bunting looks for rocky habitats in the Arctic. This species closely resembles snow bunting in all plumages, but is whiter overall. During the last ice age, the snow bunting was widespread throughout continental Europe. The snow bunting ("Plectrophenax nivalis") is a passerine bird in the family Calcariidae.