Calamospiza melanocorys
E790392
Calamospiza melanocorys is the lark bunting, a medium-sized North American sparrow known for the male’s striking black-and-white breeding plumage and melodious song.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New World sparrow
ⓘ
bird species ⓘ sparrow ⓘ |
| authority | (Stejneger, 1885) ⓘ |
| binomialName | Calamospiza melanocorys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodySize | medium-sized sparrow ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | socially monogamous ⓘ |
| breedsIn |
central Great Plains
ⓘ
western Great Plains ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | 3–5 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | lark bunting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
insects
ⓘ
seeds ⓘ |
| distributionRegion | central North America ⓘ |
| eggColor | pale blue ⓘ |
| family | Passerellidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| femalePlumageColor | streaked brown ⓘ |
| foragingStratum | ground ⓘ |
| genus | Calamospiza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
sagebrush grassland
ⓘ
shortgrass prairie ⓘ shrubby grassland ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maleBreedingPlumageColor | black ⓘ |
| maleBreedingPlumageMarking | large white wing patch ⓘ |
| migration | migratory ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Great Plains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North America ⓘ |
| nestLocation | on or near ground ⓘ |
| nestType | cup nest ⓘ |
| order | Passeriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primaryForagingHabitat | open grassland GENERATED ⓘ |
| rangeCountry |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | present ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | forms flocks outside breeding season ⓘ |
| songFunction |
mate attraction
ⓘ
territorial advertisement ⓘ |
| songType | melodious warbling song ⓘ |
| stateBirdOf | Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| wintersIn |
northern Mexico
ⓘ
southwestern United States ⓘ |
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