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;Calcarius lapponicus | ;Calcarius lapponicus | ||
| − | + | Also known as '''Lapland Bunting''' | |
[[Image:Lapland_Longspur.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by SveinB<br />Location: Norway]] | [[Image:Lapland_Longspur.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by SveinB<br />Location: Norway]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | *Thick yellow bill | |
| − | + | *Black head and throat | |
| − | Thick yellow bill | + | *White eyestripe |
| − | + | *Chestnut nape | |
| − | + | *White underparts | |
| − | + | *Heavily streaked, black-grey back | |
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Arctic [[Europe]], [[Asia]], [[Canada]] and the northernmost [[USA]]. | Arctic [[Europe]], [[Asia]], [[Canada]] and the northernmost [[USA]]. | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | Wet areas with birch or willow, and or bare mountains | ||
| + | ====Non-breeding==== | ||
| + | Cultivated land or coasts. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | Diet | + | ====Diet==== |
| + | Includes insects when feeding young, and otherwise seeds. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | The nest is on the ground. 2-4 eggs are laid. | ||
| − | The | + | ==Voice== |
| + | 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. | ||
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<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]]'' | ||
Revision as of 23:24, 6 January 2008
- Calcarius lapponicus
Also known as Lapland Bunting
Identification
- Thick yellow bill
- Black head and throat
- White eyestripe
- Chestnut nape
- White underparts
- Heavily streaked, black-grey back
Distribution
Arctic Europe, Asia, Canada and the northernmost USA.
Habitat
Breeding
Wet areas with birch or willow, and or bare mountains
Non-breeding
Cultivated land or coasts.
Taxonomy
Behaviour
Diet
Includes insects when feeding young, and otherwise seeds.
Breeding
The nest is on the ground. 2-4 eggs are laid.
Voice
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.
<flashmp3>Calcarius lapponicus (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
