The Lapland longspur (Calcarius lapponicus), also known as the Lapland bunting, is a passerine bird in the longspur family Calcariidae, a group separated...

gather in large flocks in winter. The longspurs are all found in North America; the Lapland longspur, or Lapland bunting, is also found in Europe and Asia...

Outside the breeding season, thick-billed longspurs occur in flocks, sometimes with other species like Lapland longspur and horned lark. The diet consists of...

Smith's and the chestnut-collared longspur were each other's closest relatives (sister taxa). The Lapland longspur likely diverged from an ornatus/pictus...

Smith's longspur (Calcarius pictus) is a bird from the family Calcariidae, which also contains the other species of longspurs. A bird of open habitats...

are currently generally treated as separate species. A hybrid with a Lapland longspur was photographed at St. Lewis Inlet, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada...

Calamospiza melanocorys Plectrophenax, snow and McKay's buntings Lapland longspur or Lapland bunting, Calcarius lapponicus Bunting (animal behavior) Bunting...

are small passerines such as snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis), Lapland longspur (Calcarius lapponicus), American tree sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)...

shortwing (Brachypteryx montana) Red-capped lark (Calandrella cinerea) Lapland longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) Carduelis caniceps European goldfinch (Carduelis...

in a number of respects and are usually found in open grassy areas. Lapland longspur, Calcarius lapponicus Snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis McKay's bunting...