Burung kicau (Songbirds)
Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicus
- tidak umum
- 40 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Breeds on the tundra, winters in stubble fields with sparrows. One of the most abundant birds you've never noticed.
- Populasi
- ~119–140 million mature individuals globally, decreasing slowly
- Habitat
- Breeds on wet Arctic tundra, riparian areas, and marshes (nests on vegetated slopes or among tussocks in low-lying wet ground); winters in open agricultural fields, grasslands, steppe, and coastal areas
- Fakta menarik
- Male Lapland Longspurs acquire their striking black-faced, chestnut-naped breeding plumage not by growing new feathers but by the buff-and-white feather tips wearing away over the winter to reveal the bold colors beneath.
- Sebaran
- Circumpolar Arctic breeder across northernmost Canada and the US, Arctic Europe, and the Palearctic; winters south to the Russian steppes, the southern United States, and coastal areas of Scandinavia, southern Sweden, Denmark, and Great Britain
- Makanan
- Mostly seeds (grass, foxtail, millet, crabgrass, wheat) in winter, switching to insects/arthropods (especially dipteran larvae and adults) during the breeding season; can consume 3,000–10,000 prey items per day
- Ukuran
- 0,155 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,26 m
- Masa hidup
- 2 tahun
