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

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

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

generally treated as separate species. The species also mated with a Lapland Longspur creating a hybrid. The first photographs of this hybrid were taken...

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

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

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