Smith's longspur

Smith's longspur
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Calcariidae
Genus: Calcarius
Species:
C. pictus
Binomial name
Calcarius pictus
(Swainson, 1832)

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.

  1. ^ 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.