Species Information

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

Chestnut-Collared Longspur - Calcarius ornatus

Chestnut-Collared Longspur

Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Chestnut-collared Longspur (Calcarius ornatus) is a small (13-17 cm), sparrow-like bird. They breed in southern Manitoba and Alberta and the adjoining northern states and winter in Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Mexico. They are associated with open grassland habitats and breed in native shortgrass prairies. Wintering habitats are closely associated with shortgrass prairies and other open habitats, including sites that have recently been grazed or burned.

Status

Global Rank: G5

State Rank: S3

Rank Metadata
State Rank: S3 Rank Changed: 03/22/2017
Rank Reviewed: 03/22/2017
Reason: N/A
 
Ecological Factors
Specificity: N/A Range Extent: 200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Occurences: N/A Population Size: 100,000 - 1,000,000 individuals
Area of Occupancy: N/A Threat Summary: Agricultural & forestry effluents - High | Agriculture & aquaculture - High | Climate change & severe weather - High | Droughts - High | Housing & urban areas - High | Invasive & other problematic species & genes - High | Livestock farming & ranching - High | Pollution - High | Problematic native species - High | Residential & commercial development - High

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BLM Status: BLM SENSITIVE

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 6

Number of Mapped Locations: 20

Number of Observations: 42

Observation date range: 12-28-1961 to 11-10-2016


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