Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) {!--긴발톱멧새--> From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's online digital media library.
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Metadata
Title: Lapland longspur
Alternative Title: Calcarius lapponicus
Creator: Menke, Dave
Source: WV-Menke Birds 2- 623
Publisher: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Contributor: NATIONAL CONSERVATION TRAINING CENTER-PUBLICATIONS AND TRAINING MATERIALS
Language: EN - ENGLISH
Rights: (public domain)
Audience: (general)
Subject: Alaska, bird, migratory, Kodiak Island, passerine
Date Issued: December 31 2002
Comments
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The Calcarius lapponicus, commonly known as the Lapland Longspur or Lapland Bunting, is a small, streaky passerine bird primarily found in the Arctic tundra, known for its distinctive breeding plumage in males. This species is characterized by its conical, seed-eater's bill, long hind claws, and a circumpolar distribution.
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Calcariidae
Genus: Calcarius
Species: Calcarius lapponicus
Synonyms: Fringilla lapponica