Lapland longspur: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Lapland longspur lives – recorded in 16 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Calcarius lapponicus
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	16 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Emberizidae

Where does the Lapland longspur live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Lapland longspur in 16 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Kansas.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Lapland longspur endangered?

The Lapland longspur’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Lapland longspur?

The Lapland longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Emberizidae, genus Calcarius. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Lapland longspur

The Lapland longspur (Calcarius lapponicus), also known as the Lapland bunting, is a passerine bird in the longspur family Calcariidae. It is a circumpolar arctic breeder and the only member of the genus Calcarius present in Eurasia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lapland longspur (revision 1373628002), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q208703 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).