Thick-billed Longspur
Rhynchophanes mccownii
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Calcariidae
Le Plectrophane de McCown (Rhynchophanes mccownii) est une espèce de passereaux de la famille des Calcariidae, l'unique représentante du genre Rhynchophanes. Description Cet oiseau mesure jusqu'à 16 cm. Habitat Il niche dans le nord des Grandes Plaines (historiquement son aire s'étendait plus au sud jusqu'en Oklahoma, le Minnesota et le Manitoba).
The thick-billed longspur, also known as McCown's longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii), is a small ground-feeding bird in the family Calcariidae, which also contains the other longspurs and snow buntings. It is found in North America and is the only species in the genus Rhynchophanes. Taxonomy The thick-billed longspur was described in 1851 by the American amateur ornithologist George Newbold Lawrence under the English name rufous-winged lark bunting.
El escribano de McCown o arnoldo de McCown (Rhynchophanes mccownii) es una especie de ave paseriforme de la familia Calcariidae. Es una especie migratoria de las praderas de América del Norte. Anteriormente se clasificaba en el género Calcarius, pero ahora se clasifica en su propio género.
Distribution
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