Calamospiza melanocorys

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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.

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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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Lark bunting commonName Calamospiza melanocorys
Lark bunting scientificName Calamospiza melanocorys