"Calcarius" redirects here. For the Medieval sculptor, see Calcarius (sculptor).
The longspurs, genusCalcarius, are a group of birds in the family Calcariidae. The name refers to the long claw on the hind toe of each foot. The genus formerly included the thick-billed longspur, Rhyncophanes mccownii, which is now placed in a separate genus.
These are chunky ground-feeding birds with long wings which are usually seen in open areas. Males declare ownership of a territory by singing during short flights over it. The male's breeding plumage is much brighter than his winter plumage. These birds 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.
central Canada and the north central United States
The genus name Calcarius is from Latincalcaria, "spurs".[2]
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^"Passerellidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
^Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London, United Kingdom: Christopher Helm. p. 84. ISBN978-1-4081-2501-4.
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longspur, calcarius, redirects, here, medieval, sculptor, calcarius, sculptor, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find. Calcarius redirects here For the Medieval sculptor see Calcarius sculptor This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Longspur news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message The longspurs genus Calcarius are a group of birds in the family Calcariidae The name refers to the long claw on the hind toe of each foot The genus formerly included the thick billed longspur Rhyncophanes mccownii which is now placed in a separate genus Longspurs Chestnut collared longspur Calcarius ornatus Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Order Passeriformes Family Calcariidae Genus CalcariusBechstein 1802 Type species Fringilla lapponica 1 Linnaeus 1758 Species See text These are chunky ground feeding birds with long wings which are usually seen in open areas Males declare ownership of a territory by singing during short flights over it The male s breeding plumage is much brighter than his winter plumage These birds 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 Species editThe species are Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution nbsp Calcarius lapponicus Lapland longspur or Lapland bunting Arctic Europe and the Palearctic and in Canada and the northernmost United States nbsp Calcarius pictus Smith s longspur northern Canada and Alaska nbsp Calcarius ornatus Chestnut collared longspur central Canada and the north central United States The genus name Calcarius is from Latin calcaria spurs 2 References edit Passerellidae aviansystematics org The Trust for Avian Systematics Retrieved 2023 07 16 Jobling James A 2010 The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names London United Kingdom Christopher Helm p 84 ISBN 978 1 4081 2501 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Longspur amp oldid 1193606817, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
