Species

Calcarius ornatus (Chestnut-collared longspur)

Calcarius ornatus. Photo: (c) Christian Artuso, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

The chestnut-collared longspur (Calcarius ornatus) is a species of bird in the family Calcariidae. Like the other longspurs, it is a small ground-feeding bird that primarily eats seeds. It breeds in prairie habitats in Canada and the northern United States and winters to the south in the United States and Mexico.

— Wikipedia

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Aves (Birds)
        Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds)
        Family: Calcariidae (Longspurs and snow buntings)
        Genus: Calcarius (Typical longspurs)
        Species: Calcarius ornatus (Chestnut-collared longspur)

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