#longspur

[burkh4rt]

[herpsandbirds]

Smith's Longspur (Calcarius pictus), male, family Calcariidae, order Passeriformes, on the tundra of northern Alaska

The birds in this family (the longspurs and snow bunting) were formerly in the Old World bunting and finch family Emberizidae, but were elevated to their own family in 2008.

photograph by Grace Scalzo

[best-bird-tournament]

Family Calcariidae

Which is the best bird?

Thick-billed longspur

McKay's bunting

Lapland longspur

Smith's longspur

Chestnut-collared longspur

Snow bunting

Voting ended onNov 30, 2025

This family contains just six species in three genera (Calcarius, Plectrophenax, and Rhynchophanes).

[lizardsaredinosaurs]

HEY **CENSORED**, DRAW MORE BIRDS!!

Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus)

Central prairies in Canada, USA, Mexico

Status: Vulnerable (IUCN), Endangered in Canada

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Well, he's a rude one.

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Lapland Longspur

Photo: Gregory "Slobirdr" Smith

"Found throughout the Arctic zones of Europe, Asia, and North America in summer, this is one of the most abundant breeding birds of the far North. Birders who visit the tundra in summer will find Lapland Longspurs very common almost everywhere there, the bright males singing their short warbling songs from hummocks or rocks or while flying. In winter the birds come south in flocks, to forage in windswept fields. Although they range widely across the continent, the vast majority winter on the Great Plains, where flocks in the thousands seem to reflect the abundance of the species on its northern nesting grounds."

- Audubon Field Guide

[cryptidcrocuta]

doodles of my fave cat asshole, sealight! featuring loved husband maelstrom and hated enemy longspur

[birdblues]

Chestnut-collared Longspur

[todaysbird]

the thick-billed longspur is a small bird found mainly in north america, ranging into mexico. they live in prairie + field habitats, preferably with sparse vegetation. females dig a shallow scrape on the ground to lay 3-4 eggs in.