Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Calcariidae — Longspurs, Snow Buntings
Lapland Longspur, Calcarius lapponicus, is a passerine of the Calcariidae family that breeds in North America and the Palearctic, and spends the non-breeding season in central parts of the Palearctic and the southern United States. It is a circumpolar Arctic breeder and the only Calcarius species found in Eurasia. The bird is robust and has a thick bill suited to seed eating. In summer, the male shows a black head and throat, a white eyestripe, a chestnut nape, white underparts and a strongly streaked black-grey back.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Calcariidae — Longspurs, Snow Buntings
- Breeding range
- North America, Palearctic: n
- Nonbreeding range
- c PAL, s USA
