Species profile
Thick-billed Longspur
Rhynchophanes mccownii
Quick answer
Breeds w Canada to nw US; > to nw Mexico
- Scientific name
- Rhynchophanes mccownii
- Family
- Calcariidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Rhynchophanes
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
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