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{{Short description|Species of passerine bird in the longspur family Calcariidae}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Lapland longspur
| image = Lapland Longspur - Calcarius lapponicus - Sportittlingur 1.jpg
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 13 November 2021">{{
▲| image_caption = Breeding male
| image2 = Calcarius lapponicus (female) 1996-07-25.jpg▼
| synonyms = ''Fringilla lapponica'' {{small|Linnaeus, 1758}}
▲| genus = ''[[Calcarius]]''
▲| species = ''C. lapponicus''
▲| binomial = ''Calcarius lapponicus''
▲| binomial_authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758)
}}
[[File:IJsgors foeragerend op de grond-4961730.webm|thumb|Calcarius lapponicus]]
The '''Lapland longspur''' ('''''Calcarius lapponicus'''''), also known as the '''Lapland bunting''', is a [[passerine]] [[bird]] in the [[longspur]] [[family (biology)|family]] Calcariidae, a group separated by most modern authors from the Fringillidae (Old World [[finch]]es).
==Etymology==
The English name refers to the long hind claws.<ref name=OED>{{Cite OED |Long }}</ref> The genus name ''Calcarius'' is from [[Latin]] ''calcaria'', "spurs", and the specific ''lapponicus'' refers to [[Sápmi|Lapland]].<ref name =job>{{cite book | last= Jobling | first= James A. | year= 2010| title= The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names | url= https://archive.org/details/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling | publisher=Christopher Helm | location = London, United Kingdom | isbn = 978-1-4081-2501-4 | pages =[https://archive.org/details/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling/page/n84 84], 219 }}</ref>
==Description==
The Lapland longspur is a robust bird, with a thick yellow seed-eater's bill. The summer male has a black head and throat, white eyestripe, chestnut nape, white underparts, and a heavily streaked black-grey back. Other plumages have a plainer orange-brown head, a browner back and chestnut nape and wing panels.
'''Measurements''':<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lapland Longspur Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology|url=https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Lapland_Longspur/id|access-date=2020-09-29|website=www.allaboutbirds.org|language=en}}</ref>
* '''Length''': 5.9-6.3 in (15-16 cm)
* '''Weight''': 0.8-1.2 oz (22.3-33.1 g)
* '''Wingspan''': 8.7-11.4 in (22-29 cm)
==Distribution and habitat==
It breeds across Arctic [[Europe]] and the [[
==Behaviour==
[[File:Calcarius lapponicus MHNT.ZOO.2010.11.218 Ikamiut.jpg|thumb|'' Calcarius lapponicus '' - [[MHNT]]]]▼
===Call===
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It breeds in wet areas with birch or willow, and or bare mountains, and winters on cultivated land or coasts. The bird is often seen close to the [[tree line]], and likes to feed in [[mixed species feeding flock|mixed-species flock]]s in winter. Its natural food consists of insects when feeding young, and otherwise seeds. The nest is on the ground. 2–4 eggs are laid.
===Food
[[File:Lapland longspur on Buldir Island.jpg|thumb|Sitting on a dead [[cow parsnip]], [[Buldir Island]], Alaska]]
The food habits of the Lapland longspur are quite simple: mostly seeds in winter and arthropods in the summer, when they are in activity.<ref name=Gabrielson>{{cite journal |last=Gabrielson |first=Ira Noel |date=1924 |title=Food habits of some winter bird visitants |journal=U.S. Department of Agriculture Bulletin |issue=1249}}</ref>
During the winter, the longspur feeds on seeds. They pick them on the ground, rarely feeding directly on plants. They will forage around the same area for a period varying between a few minutes and an hour, then fly away looking for a new foraging area. Their seed diet is composed mainly of seeds from grass, foxtail, cultivated millet, crabgrass and wheat.<ref name=Gabrielson/> During the breeding season, the birds migrate to the north, where their diet switches to arthropods. Nestlings are only fed arthropods, which also constitute the diet of the parents at that time of the year (June to July). The birds often catch insects in mid-air, but do forage through vegetation when climatic conditions prevent the insects from flying.<ref name=Watson>{{cite journal |last=Watson |first=Adam |date=1957 |title=Birds of the Cumberland Peninsula, Baffin Island |journal=The Canadian Field-Naturalist |volume=71 |issue=3 |pages=87–109|doi=10.5962/p.341713 |doi-access=free }}</ref> Longspurs can consume between 3000 and 10,000 prey items (insects or seeds) per day, depending on their energy needs ; they may need to increase this number by 3000 when feeding the young.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Custer |first1=Thomas W. |last2=Osborn |first2=Ronald G. |last3=Pitelka |first3=Frank A. |last4=Gessaman |first4=James A. |date=1986 |title=Energy Budget and Prey Requirements of Breeding Lapland Longspurs near Barrow, Alaska, U.S.A. |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1551091 |journal=Arctic and Alpine Research |volume=18 |issue=4 |pages=415–427 |doi=10.2307/1551091 |jstor=1551091 |issn=0004-0851}}</ref> Dipteran larvae and adults form the major part of their insectivorous diet.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Custer |first1=Thomas W. |last2=Pitelka |first2=Frank A. |title=Seasonal trends in summer diet of the Lapland longspur near Barrow, Alaska |journal=The Condor |date=1978 |doi=10.2307/1368039 |volume=80 |issue=3 |pages=295–301|jstor=1368039 }}</ref>
==Gallery==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
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==Further reading==
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===Thesis===
* Custer TW. Ph.D. (1974). ''
* Hunt KE. Ph.D. (1997). ''Testosterone, estrogen, and breeding behavior in an Arctic bird, the Lapland longspur''. University of Washington, United States, Washington.
* Male SK. M.Sc. (2004). ''Reproductive ecology of the Lapland longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) near a diamond mine''. Trent University (Canada), Canada.
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* Yesou P. (1983). ''The Lapland Bunting Calcarius-Lapponicus in Brittany with a Discussion of Its Distribution and Migrations in France and the Rest of Europe''. Alauda. vol '''51''', no 3. pp. 161–178.
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==External links==
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* [http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Lapland_Longspur.html Lapland Longspur Species Account] - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
* [http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i5360id.html Lapland Longspur - ''Calcarius lapponicus''] - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter
* {{InternetBirdCollection|lapland-longspur-calcarius-lapponicus|Lapland Longspur}}
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20020311084527/http://www.bird-stamps.org/cspecies/20230400.htm Stamps]}} (for Canada) with Circumpolar Range-Map at bird-stamps.org
* {{VIREO|Lapland+longspur|Lapland Longspur}}
* [http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?action=searchresult&Bird_ID=1940 Lapland Longspur images] at [http://orientalbirdimages.org Oriental Bird Images - A Database of the Oriental Bird Club] (see pulldown menu at page bottom)
* {{IUCN_Map|22721033|Calcarius lapponicus}}
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