The Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis, sometimes colloquially called a 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. There are small isolated populations on a few high mountain tops south of the Arctic region, including the Cairngorms in central Scotland and the Saint Elias Mountains on the southern Alaska-Yukon border, and also Cape Breton Highlands. It also breeds in the high alps.
This photo of a female Snow Bunting was taken at the platform at the Jungfraujock in Switzerland.