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Lapland Longspur

Calcarius lapponicusOrder: PASSERIFORMESFamily: Sparrows (Emberizidae)
Lapland Longspur Breeding Male Head Illustration

Head

  • Bill Shape: Cone
  • Eye Color: Brown.
  • Head Pattern: Eyeline, Capped, Striped, Unique pattern
  • Crown Color: Black
  • Forehead Color: Black
  • Nape Color: Red-brown
  • Throat Color: Black
  • Cere color: No Data
Lapland Longspur Breeding Male Body Illustration

Body

  • Length Range: 15-18 cm (6-7 in)
  • Weight: 28 g (1 oz)
  • Size: Small (5 - 9 in)
  • Color Primary: White, Brown
  • Underparts: White with black streaking on sides and flanks.
  • Upperparts: Black with brown and buff streaking.
  • Back Pattern: Striped or streaked
  • Belly Pattern: Solid
  • Breast Pattern: Solid
Lapland Longspur Breeding Male Flight Illustration

Flight

  • Flight Pattern: Alternates several rapid wing beats with wings pulled to sides.
  • Wingspan Range: 27-30 cm (10.5-11.75 in)
  • Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
  • Tail Shape: Pointed Tail
  • Tail Pattern: Solid
  • Upper Tail: Black with white outer feathers.
  • Under Tail: Black with white outer feathers.
  • Leg Color: Black
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Family
Species Calcarius lapponicus
Length6 - 7 Inches
Wingspan11.125 Inches

Lapland Longspur

Lapland Longspur: Medium sparrow-like bird, brown-streaked black back. Underparts are white, streaked black on sides, flanks. Crown, face, and throat are black; nape is red-brown. Broad white stripe from eye to sides of breast. Bill is yellow with dark tip. Tail is long, white edges.

● Song: "tee-lee-oo", "tee-dle"

● Foraging & Feeding: Lapland Longspur: Feeds on insects and spiders; also eats seeds; forages on the ground and in snow.

● Breeding & nesting: Lapland Longspur: Four to seven pale to gray-green eggs with brown and black markings are laid in a ground depression lined with grass, lichens, moss, and rootlets. Incubation ranges from 10 to 14 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Lapland Longspur: Smith's Longspur is buff overall and has small, white wing patches.

Flight Pattern

Alternates several rapid wing beats with wings pulled to sides.
Lapland Longspur Breeding Male Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Lapland Longspur: Breeds from Aleutians, Alaska, and Arctic islands to northern Quebec. Winters regularly throughout northern states to California, Texas, and New York.; also in northern Eurasia. Nests on Arctic tundra; in migration stays on alpine meadows. Winters on farm fields, pastures, grasslands, and grassy coastal dunes.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationCommon to abundant
MigrationMigratory
Weight1 Ounces