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− | + | '''Alternative name: Lapland Bunting''' | |
− | [[Image:Lapland_Longspur.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by SveinB]] | + | [[Image:Lapland_Longspur.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Adult summer male<br />Photo by {{user|SveinB|SveinB}}<br />Oppland, [[Norway]].]] |
+ | ;[[:Category:Calcarius|Calcarius]] lapponicus | ||
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==Identification== | ==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) | ||
+ | [[Image:Calcarius lapponicus by Rapala.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female or immature<br />Photo by {{user|Rapala|Rapala}}<br />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 | ||
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==Distribution== | ==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==== | ||
+ | [[Image:Lapland Bunting 7385 .jpg|thumb|350px|right|Spring plumage<br />Photo by {{user|mali|mali}}<br />Blakeney, [[Norfolk]], March/April 2016]] | ||
+ | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#P|polytypic]] species consisting of 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
+ | *''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]]. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==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== | ==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''.<br /> | ||
+ | When breeding, it also makes a softer ''duyyeee'' followed by a pause and a ''triiiuuu''; both sounds alternate. | ||
+ | {{ Audio|Calcarius lapponicus (song).mp3 }} | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-HBWVol16}}#{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker14V4.3}}#Absolute Astronomy | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
+ | ==External Links== | ||
+ | {{GSearch|"Calcarius lapponicus" {{!}} "Lapland Longspur" {{!}} "Lapland Bunting"}} | ||
+ | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:12, 4 February 2023
Alternative name: Lapland Bunting
- 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)
- 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
This is a polytypic species consisting of 3 subspecies[1]:
- C. l. lapponicus:
- C. l. coloratus: Darker and slightly larger than nominate.
- Breeds far north-eastern Asia (Kamchatka and nearby areas).
- C. l. alascensis: Paler than nominate.
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
- 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
- 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/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Absolute Astronomy
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Lapland Longspur. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Lapland_Longspur
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1