A male "Chestnut-collared Longspur" in breeding plumage singing on a fence post with a large bare tree and small pasture hills in background.
A male “Chestnut-collared Longspur” in breeding plumage singing on a fence post

Chestnut-collared Longspur

CCLO
  • Scientific: Calcarius ornatus
  • Spanish: Escribano Collarejo
  • French: Plectrophane à ventre noir
  • Family: Longspurs and Snow Buntings
  • Bird Code: CCLO

If there is a 3° C increase in temperature due to unmitigated climate change

Predicted percentage of habitat lost

100%
Summer range lost
52%
Winter range lost

Climate and other threats imore info

Habitat

Deserts, fields, meadows, and grasslands, usually where the ground has been disturbed.

Range

North central United States and Canada (very limited) in summer; winters in southwest United States and central Mexico.

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Did you know?

The Hopi name for the Chestnut-collared Longspur is pah-la’che-rooh. These species are in steep decline having lost more than 80% of their population since the 1960. They could lose up to 100% of their habitat by 2080 if climate change continues unabated.