Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus)

Chestnut-collared Longspur, a reference photo — Photo: USFWS Mountain-Prairie · Public domain

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.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Chestnut-collared Longspur being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Rhynchophanes mccownii
Calcarius pictus
Calcarius lapponicus

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Calcariidae
Genus: Calcarius
Species: Calcarius ornatus

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