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'''Alternative name: Lapland Bunting'''
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[[Image:Lapland_Longspur.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by SveinB]]
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[[Image:Lapland_Longspur.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Adult summer male<br />Photo by {{user|SveinB|SveinB}}<br />Oppland, [[Norway]].]]
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;[[:Category:Calcarius|Calcarius]] lapponicus
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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Lapland Buntings are most distinctive in summer plumage. In winter though they could easily be mistaken for Reed Buntings but notice the two white wing bars sandwiching an obvious rusty-red wing patch and the black eye standing out in a plain face, with a black surround to the pale ear coverts. The yellow bill and bigger, more lark-like proportions are also useful. Winter males additionally have a rusty nape and black speckles across the breast.
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Length 15.6-17 cm (6¼-6¾ in), weight 23-35 g
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==Bird Song==
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*Thick yellow bill with dark tip
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<flashmp3>Calcarius lapponicus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br />
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*Legs usually dark brown
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''[[Media:Calcarius lapponicus (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]''
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*Black head and throat in summer male; orange-brown in female and winter male
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*White eyestripe in summer male; buff in female and winter male
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*Chestnut nape (duller in winter and juveniles)
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[[Image:Calcarius lapponicus by Rapala.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female or immature<br />Photo by {{user|Rapala|Rapala}}<br />Whitefish Point, [[Michigan]]; September 2013.]]
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*Greater coverts on wing chestnut with pale tips forming a chestnut panel and weak whitish wingbar
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*White underparts
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*Heavily streaked, brown-black-grey back
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==Distribution==
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Arctic [[Europe]],  [[Asia]], and [[North America]], breeding on tundra and wintering further south on coasts, steppes and open grassland, including stubble fields.
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==Taxonomy==
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====Subspecies====
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[[Image:Lapland Bunting 7385 .jpg|thumb|350px|right|Spring plumage<br />Photo by {{user|mali|mali}}<br />Blakeney, [[Norfolk]], March/April 2016]]
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#P|polytypic]] species consisting of 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*''C. l. lapponicus'':
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:*Breeds northern [[Canada]] (except far north-west), northern [[Europe]], northern [[Asia]] (except far north-east).
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*''C. l. coloratus'': Darker and slightly larger than nominate.
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:*Breeds far north-eastern Asia (Kamchatka and nearby areas).
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*''C. l. alascensis'':  Paler than nominate.
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:*Breeds northern and western [[Alaska]], far north-western [[Canada]].
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==Habitat==
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====Breeding====
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Wet areas with birch or willow, and or bare mountains.
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====Non-breeding====
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Open grassland or cultivated land or coasts; avoids shrubs and trees.
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==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
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Includes insects when feeding young, and otherwise seeds.
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====Breeding====
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The nest is on the ground. The clutch consists of 2-4 eggs.
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==Vocalisation==
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The most common flight call is a hard ''prrrrt'' usually preceded by a more nasal ''teeww''.<br />
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When breeding, it also makes a softer ''duyyeee'' followed by a pause and a ''triiiuuu''; both sounds alternate.
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{{ Audio|Calcarius lapponicus (song).mp3 }}
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==References==
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#{{Ref-HBWVol16}}#{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker14V4.3}}#Absolute Astronomy
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{{ref}}
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==External Links==
 
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*[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?si=Calcarius+lapponicus&perpage=12&sort=1&cat=all&ppuser=&[email protected]&password=&x=19&y=14 View more images of Lapland Longspur in the gallery]
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{{GSearch|"Calcarius lapponicus" {{!}} "Lapland Longspur" {{!}} "Lapland Bunting"}}
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[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Calcarius]] [[Category:Bird Songs]]

Latest revision as of 00:12, 4 February 2023

Alternative name: Lapland Bunting

Adult summer male
Photo by SveinB
Oppland, Norway.
Calcarius lapponicus

Identification

Length 15.6-17 cm (6¼-6¾ in), weight 23-35 g

  • Thick yellow bill with dark tip
  • Legs usually dark brown
  • Black head and throat in summer male; orange-brown in female and winter male
  • White eyestripe in summer male; buff in female and winter male
  • Chestnut nape (duller in winter and juveniles)
Female or immature
Photo by Rapala
Whitefish Point, Michigan; September 2013.
  • Greater coverts on wing chestnut with pale tips forming a chestnut panel and weak whitish wingbar
  • White underparts
  • Heavily streaked, brown-black-grey back

Distribution

Arctic Europe, Asia, and North America, breeding on tundra and wintering further south on coasts, steppes and open grassland, including stubble fields.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Spring plumage
Photo by mali
Blakeney, Norfolk, March/April 2016

This is a polytypic species consisting of 3 subspecies[1]:

  • C. l. lapponicus:
  • Breeds northern Canada (except far north-west), northern Europe, northern Asia (except far north-east).
  • C. l. coloratus: Darker and slightly larger than nominate.
  • Breeds far north-eastern Asia (Kamchatka and nearby areas).
  • C. l. alascensis: Paler than nominate.
  • Breeds northern and western Alaska, far north-western Canada.

Habitat

Breeding

Wet areas with birch or willow, and or bare mountains.

Non-breeding

Open grassland or cultivated land or coasts; avoids shrubs and trees.

Behaviour

Diet

Includes insects when feeding young, and otherwise seeds.

Breeding

The nest is on the ground. The clutch consists of 2-4 eggs.

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.


References

  1. Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2011. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 16: Tanagers to New World Blackbirds. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553781
  2. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  3. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
  4. Absolute Astronomy

Recommended Citation

External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1

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