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: (none)
Creator: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Source: WO4990-006
Publisher: Leupold, James C.
Contributor: DIVISION OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Language: EN - ENGLISH
Rights: (public domain)
Audience: (general)
Subject: Animals, Birds, bird sitting top of branch
Date Issued: November 19 2001
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
