Lapland Longspur
Calcarius lapponicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCalcariidae (Longspurs and Snow Buntings)
- GenusCalcarius (Typical Longspurs)
- SpeciesCalcarius lapponicus (Lapland Longspur)
Closest Relatives at Olympic National Park
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Calcarius ornatus
Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Poecile rufescens
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Regulus satrapa
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta canadensis
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lapland Longspur in Olympic National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Lapland Longspur sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 247 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lapland Longspur in Olympic National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Lapland Longspur in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.