Lapland Longspur

Calcarius lapponicus - Bruant lapon Plectrophane lapon

Bruant lapon
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Passeriformes

  • Family
    :

    Calcariidés

  • Genus
    :

    Calcarius

  • Species
    :

    lapponicus

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 17 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 26 cm.
  • Weight
    : 20 à 28 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Bruant lapon
♂ adult plum. breeding
Bruant lapon
♀ adult plum. breeding

Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) is a species of bird in the Calcariidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

  • Calcarius lapponicus lapponicus (n Europe and n Asia)
  • Calcarius lapponicus subcalcaratus (n Canada and Greenland)
  • Calcarius lapponicus kamtschaticus (ne Siberia)
  • Calcarius lapponicus alascensis (extreme e Siberia, Alaska and nw Canada)
  • Calcarius lapponicus coloratus (Commander Is.)

Foreign names

  • Bruant lapon,
  • Escribano lapón,
  • escrevedeira-da-lapónia,
  • Spornammer,
  • sarkantyús sármány,
  • IJsgors,
  • Zigolo della Lapponia,
  • lappsparv,
  • Lappspurv,
  • ostrohárka severská,
  • ostružka severní,
  • Lapværling,
  • lapinsirkku,
  • repicatalons de Lapònia,
  • Sportittlingur,
  • poświerka (zwyczajna),
  • Lapzemes stērste,
  • ostroglež,
  • Лапландский подорожник,
  • ツメナガホオジロ,
  • 铁爪鹀,
  • lappsparv,
  • 鐵爪鵐,

Voice song and call

Bruant lapon
♂ adult plum. breeding

Habitat

Bruant lapon
♂ adult plum. breeding

Grassland : Tundra ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Marine Intertidal : Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Bruant lapon
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