Smith's longspur / Smithspornammer (Calcarius pictus)

Wikipedia: Smith's longspur Source: WIKIPEDIA Calcarius_pictus_1584569.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Calcarius (Calcarius); Tribe Emberizini (Emberizini); Subfamily Emberizinae (Emberizinae); Family Fringillidae (Fringillidae)
General: Smith's longspur (Calcarius pictus) is a bird from the family Calcariidae, which also contains the other species of longspurs. A bird of open habitats, it breeds in northern Canada and Alaska, and winters in the southern United States. Primarily a ground-feeding seed-eater, it supplements its diet with insects in the summer. [more]