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'''Alternative name: Lapland Bunting''' | '''Alternative name: Lapland Bunting''' | ||
| + | [[Image:Lapland_Longspur.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|SveinB|SveinB}}<br />Location: [[Norway]]]] | ||
;[[:Category:Calcarius|Calcarius]] lapponicus | ;[[:Category:Calcarius|Calcarius]] lapponicus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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*Chestnut nape | *Chestnut nape | ||
*White underparts | *White underparts | ||
| − | *Heavily streaked, black-grey back | + | *Heavily streaked, black-grey back <sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Arctic [[Europe]], [[Asia]], [[Canada]] and the northernmost [[USA]]. | + | Arctic [[Europe]], [[Asia]], [[Canada]] and the northernmost [[USA]]. <sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | Wet areas with birch or willow, and or bare mountains | + | Wet areas with birch or willow, and or bare mountains <sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> |
====Non-breeding==== | ====Non-breeding==== | ||
| − | Cultivated land or coasts. | + | Cultivated land or coasts. <sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Polytypic. Consists of three subspecies. | Polytypic. Consists of three subspecies. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | Includes insects when feeding young, and otherwise seeds. | + | Includes insects when feeding young, and otherwise seeds. <sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> |
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | The nest is on the ground. 2-4 eggs are laid. | + | The nest is on the ground. 2-4 eggs are laid.<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> |
| − | == | + | ==Vocalisation== |
The most common flight call is a hard ''prrrrt'' usually preceded by a more nasal ''teeww''.<br/> | The most common flight call is a hard ''prrrrt'' usually preceded by a more nasal ''teeww''.<br/> | ||
| − | When breeding, it also makes a softer ''duyyeee'' followed by a pause and a ''triiiuuu''; both sounds alternate. | + | When breeding, it also makes a softer ''duyyeee'' followed by a pause and a ''triiiuuu''; both sounds alternate.<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> |
<flashmp3>Calcarius lapponicus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Calcarius lapponicus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Calcarius lapponicus (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Calcarius lapponicus (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #[http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Lapland_Bunting Absolute Astronomy] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Calcarius+lapponicus}} | {{GSearch|Calcarius+lapponicus}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Calcarius]][[Category: | + | <br /> The following link looks for Lapland Bunting |
| + | {{Video|Lapland_Bunting}} | ||
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| + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Calcarius]][[Category:Videos]][[Category:Bird Songs]] | ||
Revision as of 13:19, 26 December 2008
Alternative name: Lapland Bunting
- Calcarius lapponicus
Identification
- Thick yellow bill
- Black head and throat
- White eyestripe
- Chestnut nape
- White underparts
- Heavily streaked, black-grey back [1]
Distribution
Arctic Europe, Asia, Canada and the northernmost USA. [1]
Habitat
Breeding
Wet areas with birch or willow, and or bare mountains [1]
Non-breeding
Cultivated land or coasts. [1]
Taxonomy
Polytypic. Consists of three subspecies.
Behaviour
Diet
Includes insects when feeding young, and otherwise seeds. [1]
Breeding
The nest is on the ground. 2-4 eggs are laid.[1]
Vocalisation
The most common flight call is a hard prrrrt usually preceded by a more nasal teeww.
When breeding, it also makes a softer duyyeee followed by a pause and a triiiuuu; both sounds alternate.[1]
<flashmp3>Calcarius lapponicus (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
External Links
The following link looks for Lapland Bunting
