Smith's Longspur
Calcarius pictus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
Smith's longspur 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.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Calcariidae
- Genus
- Calcarius