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Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus
Subject: Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus
Source: http://www.artfullbirds.com/Buntings%20Sparrows%...
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Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus


Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus

Buntings, Sparrows, Seedeaters and Allies


There are four members of this genus. The
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Calcarius ornatus
is considered
near-threatened.
Lapland Longspurs
Calcarius lapponicus
are known in the Old World as "Lapland Buntings". They are the commonest and most widespread member
of the genus. They nest in tundra and along the far northern coast of Alaska, Canada, and northern Eurasia. During winter, they migrate south of their breeding
range. This breeding male was photographed at Grim Reaper, Amila Island, Aleutians, Alaska, USA.

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