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Lapland Longspur

Calcarius lapponicus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 2,516, February 2,581, March 4,083, April 7,993, May 15,357, June 7,197, July 5,418, August 4,900, September 5,153, October 4,218, November 2,638, December 2,353.
United States472,321
Canada157,928
Ontario64,407
Michigan32,251
Quebec20,035
New York19,296
Illinois17,584
Wisconsin15,983
Minnesota15,388
British Columbia10,928

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderPerching Birds · Passeriformes
FamilyLongspurs and Snow Buntings · Calcariidae
GenusTypical Longspurs · Calcarius

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