Species profile
Smith's Longspur
Calcarius pictus
Quick answer
Breeds Alaska and w Canada; > in s-central US
- Scientific name
- Calcarius pictus
- Family
- Calcariidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Calcarius
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Smith's Longspur in your journal
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