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
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>
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