| Smith's longspur | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Calcariidae |
| Genus: | Calcarius |
| Species: | C. pictus
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| Binomial name | |
| Calcarius pictus (Swainson, 1832)
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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.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Calcarius pictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22721037A94695413. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22721037A94695413.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.