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 Point Pelee National Park
Snow Bunting
Plectrophenax nivalis
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
Brown-headed Cowbird
Molothrus ater
📅 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 Point Pelee National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Lapland Longspur sighting in Point Pelee National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lapland Longspur in Point Pelee National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Lapland Longspur in Point Pelee National Park in our monthly data.