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Chestnut-collared Longspur
Calcarius ornatus
Audubon Illustration
John James Audubon, Birds of America (1827-1838). Public domain.
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About the Chestnut-collared Longspur
The chestnut-collared longspur (Calcarius ornatus) is a species of bird in the family Calcariidae. Like the other longspurs, it is a small ground-feeding bird that primarily eats seeds. It breeds in prairie habitats in Canada and the northern United States and winters to the south in the United States and Mexico.
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Calcarius ornatus
- Family
- Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Order
- Passeriformes
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Other members of the longspurs and snow buntings family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.
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