Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Lapland Longspur
The Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Calcariidae (Longspurs and Snow Buntings) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Calcarius lapponicus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Lapland Longspur
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Calcarius lapponicus subcalcaratus
- Calcarius lapponicus lapponicus
- Calcarius lapponicus kamtschaticus
- Calcarius lapponicus alascensis
- Calcarius lapponicus coloratus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringilla lapponica
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Lapland.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.180
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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