Chestnut-collared Longspur

Calcarius ornatus Order: PASSERIFORMES Family: Sparrows (Emberizidae)
Chesnut-collared Larkspur Head Illustration

Head

  • Bill Shape: Cone
  • Eye Color: Dark brown-black.
  • Head Pattern: Eyeline, Capped, Striped
  • Crown Color: Black and white striped.
  • Forehead Color: Black
  • Nape Color: Red-brown
  • Throat Color: Pale Yellow
  • Cere color: No Data
Splitbar

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Chesnut-collared Larkspur Body Illustration

Body

  • Length Range: 15-17 cm (5.75-6.5 in)
  • Weight: 20 g (0.7 oz)
  • Size: Size 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
  • Color: White, Brown, Black, Yellow, Buff
  • Underparts: Varies from black with white belly to red-brown scaled breast, black belly and white undertail coverts.
  • Upperparts: Brown with black, buff and brown streaking.
  • Back Pattern: Striped or streaked
  • Belly Pattern: Solid
  • Breast Pattern: Solid

Flight

  • Flight Pattern: Swift flight with rapid wing beats.
  • Wingspan Range: 25-27 cm (10-10.75 in)
  • Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
  • Tail Shape: Notched Tail
  • Tail Pattern: Solid
  • Upper Tail: White with black triangle.
  • Under Tail: White with black triangle.
  • Leg Color: Gray
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Family Buntings, Finches, Sparrows (Emberizidae)_blue
Species Calcarius ornatus
Length5.75 - 6.5 Inches
Wingspan10.375 Inches

Chestnut-collared Longspur

Chestnut-collared Longspur: Small, sparrow-like bird with brown-streaked upperparts, black breast and flanks, some have chestnut on underparts, pale gray belly. Face is buff with black stripe behind eye. Nape is chestnut-brown, crown is black, and throat is white. Tail is black with strongly contrasting white outer tail feathers.

● Song: "kit-tal-kit tal"

● Foraging & Feeding: Chestnut-collared Longspur: Feeds primarily on grass seeds and insects; forages on the ground.

● Breeding & nesting: Chestnut-collared Longspur: Four to five white eggs, marked with brown, black, and purple, are laid in a grass-lined hollow under a clump of grass. Incubation ranges from 10 to 13 days and is carried out by the female.

● Similar species: Chestnut-collared Longspur: McCown's Longspur has rust-brown shoulders and larger bill. Lapland Longspur all-black underparts and white on face.

Flight Pattern

Swift flight with rapid wing beats.
Chesnut-collared Larkspur Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Chestnut-collared Longspur: Breeds from Alberta and Manitoba south to Minnesota and Wyoming. Spends winters from Colorado and Kansas south to Texas and northern Mexico. Dry elevated prairies and short-grass plains are preferred habitats.
BreedingMonogamous, Solitary nester
PopulationFairly common
MigrationMigratory
Weight0.7 Ounces