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Photo of Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus)

Chestnut-collared Longspur

Calcarius ornatus

The chestnut-collared longspur (Calcarius ornatus) is a species of bird in the family Calcariidae. Like the other longspurs, it is a small ground-feeding bird that primarily eats seeds. It breeds in prairie habitats in Canada and the northern United States and winters to the south in the United States and Mexico.

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Photo credit: USFWS Mountain-Prairie

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