Lapland Bunting
Calcarius lapponicus
Longspurs and Snow Buntings (Calcariidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis | 53 |
| Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra | 18 |
| Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus | 14 |
| Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala | 9 |
| European Serin Serinus serinus | 6 |
Family
Calcariidae is a small family of passerine birds. It includes longspurs and snow buntings. There are six species in three genera worldwide, found mainly in North America and Eurasia.
Order
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …