Birds of Mexico

    PASSERIFORMES: Calcariidae (Longspurs, Snow Buntings)  
Genus: Calcarius (1 species, 3 worldwide)


Chestnut-collared Longspur
Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) Vulnerable
Pawnee National Grasslands, Colorado, United States
  Non-breeding plumage.
   
Photograph by Tom Benson     Copyright and usage info

Chestnut-collared Longspur
Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) Vulnerable
Arizona,
  Breeding plumage.
   
Photograph by Nigel Eggers   © All Rights Reserved.

Breeeding plumage is usually only seen in the arctic. Note black belly which fades away outside of breeding season.


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