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Chestnut-collared longspur

Calcarius ornatus (J. K. Townsend, 1837)

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The chestnut-collared longspur (Calcarius ornatus) is a species in the family Calcariidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 19.8 g to 20.3 g and live up to 4 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Chestnut-collared longspur (Calcarius ornatus)
Photo: Needsmoreritalin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the chestnut-collared longspur

Weight
19.8 g – 20.3 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
4 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
11.8 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4.07 – 4.9src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the chestnut-collared longspur live?

Not recorded

What is the chestnut-collared longspur?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Chestnut-collared longspur” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chestnut-collared_longspur&oldid=1383062370), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the chestnut-collared longspur endangered?

The chestnut-collared longspur is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the chestnut-collared longspur classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCalcariidae
  6. genusCalcarius
  7. SpeciesCalcarius ornatus (J. K. Townsend, 1837)

Synonyms Plectrophanes ornata

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • Chestnut-coloured finchEnglish
  • طويل المهماز كستنائي الطوقArabic
  • repicatalons pitnegreCatalan
  • strnad límcovýCzech
  • bras bronddu’r GogleddWelsh
  • Rødnakket SporeværlingDanish
  • SchmuckammerGerman
  • Gelbkehl-SpornammerGerman
  • GelbkehlspornammerGerman
  • Brunnuka emberizoEsperanto
  • nigraventra kalkarioEsperanto
  • Escribano collarejoSpanish
  • Escribano collar castañoSpanish
  • mustkõht-tsiitsitajaEstonian
  • پنجهبلند طوقبلوطیPersian
  • kirjopreeriasirkkuFinnish
  • bruant à ventre noirFrench
  • Bruant à col rouxFrench
  • Plectrophane à ventre noirFrench
  • crnoprsa strnadicaCroatian
  • feketebegyű sarkantyússármányHungarian
  • Zigolo ornatoItalian
  • Zigolo collocastanoItalian
  • アカエリツメナガホオジロJapanese
  • spalvingoji pentinuotoji startaLithuanian
  • bērkakla stērsteLatvian
  • Tsídiiłbáhí késhgaaní bitsiiyah halchíʼígííNavajo
  • RoodhalsgorsDutch
  • Amerikaanse IJsgorsDutch
  • præriespurvNorwegian
  • poświerka czarnobrzuchaPolish
  • escrevedeira-de-nuca-ruivaPortuguese
  • escrevedeira-de-peito-pretoPortuguese
  • Украшенный подорожникRussian
  • ostrohárka ozdobenáSlovak
  • Smeđovrata strnadica ostrugašicaSerbian
  • praktlappsparvSwedish
  • Kestane Boğazlı ÇinteTurkish
  • подорожник чорногрудийUkrainian
  • 栗領鐵爪鵐Chinese
  • 栗领铁爪鹀Chinese

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Relatives of the chestnut-collared longspur

Other species in the same genus Calcarius.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the chestnut-collared longspur?

An adult chestnut-collared longspur weighs 19.8 g – 20.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the chestnut-collared longspur endangered?

The chestnut-collared longspur is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the chestnut-collared longspur live?

The chestnut-collared longspur has a recorded lifespan of 4 years.

What kind of animal is the chestnut-collared longspur?

The chestnut-collared longspur (Calcarius ornatus) belongs to the family Calcariidae in the order Passeriformes.

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@misc{chestnut_collared_longspur_2026,
  title = {Chestnut-collared longspur (Calcarius ornatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-collared-longspur},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}