Calcariidae
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Calcariidae is a small family of passerine birds. It includes longspurs and snow buntings. There are six species in three genera worldwide, found mainly in North America and Eurasia. They are migrator
Lapland Longspur
A snow bunting in Alaska. This species breeds mainly in the Arctic tundra and winters in northern temperate areas.
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus Sportittlingur 3
Snow bunting
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The snow bunting is a passerine bird in the family Calcariidae. It is an Arctic specialist, with a circumpolar Arctic breeding range throughout the northern hemisphere. There are small isolated popula
Calcariidae
…longspur) to around 42 grams (1.5 oz) (McKay's bunting). Species have brown, grey, and white plumage, with dark brown or black irises. The legs of the snow bunting and McKay's bunting are dark gray or black, while legs of other species in the family range from dull pink to brown. The birds in Calcariidae were…
Snow Bunting, Thule, Greenland 1
Snow bunting female breeding Flatey
A female snow bunting wintering atop Mount Agamenticus in York, Maine
Snow bunting young using a building as protection