Lapland longspur
| Lapland longspur | |
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| Male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Calcariidae |
| Genus: | Calcarius |
| Species: | C. lapponicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Calcarius lapponicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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| Range Breeding Migration Nonbreeding
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| Synonyms | |
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Fringilla lapponica Linnaeus, 1758 | |
The Lapland longspur (Calcarius lapponicus), also known as the Lapland bunting, is a passerine bird in the longspur family Calcariidae. It is a circumpolar arctic breeder and the only member of the genus Calcarius present in Eurasia.