Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | sit blanc-i-negre |
| Dutch | Prairiegors |
| English | Lark Bunting |
| English (United States) | Lark Bunting |
| French | Bruant noir et blanc |
| French (France) | Bruant noir et blanc |
| German | Prärieammer |
| Icelandic | Koltittlingur |
| Japanese | カタジロクロシトド |
| Norwegian | svartspurv |
| Polish | bizończyk |
| Russian | Жаворонковая овсянка |
| Slovak | strnádlik bizoniarik |
| Spanish | Chingolo Albinegro |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Gorrión Alas Blancas |
| Spanish (Spain) | Chingolo albinegro |
| Swedish | svartsparv |
| Turkish | Ak Kanatlı Kara Serçe |
| Ukrainian | Корибіг |
Calamospiza melanocorys Stejneger, 1885
Definitions
- CALAMOSPIZA
- melanocorys
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Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys Scientific name definitions
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2000
Photos from this Account
Breeding male
Large sparrow with very thick, bluish gray bill. Breeding males are mostly black with a large white patch in the wing and white corners to the tail.
Female/immature male
Large sparrow with very thick, bluish gray bill. Females and young birds have thick brown streaking on the breast. They have a pale stripe over the eye and a dark "mustache" stripe with a white throat patch.
Nonbreeding male
Large, chunky sparrow with thick bill. Nonbreeding males are dark brown and streaky, with the same large white patch in the wing that breeding males have.
Female/immature male
Large sparrow with thick bill and relatively short tail. Females and immatures are heavily streaked with brown, with white edges to the wing coverts that form a streaky white patch, especially visible in flight.
Breeding male
Female/immature male
Habitat
Habitat
Occurs in grasslands, prairies, sagebrush and other shrublands, desert grasslands, and stands of mesquite, hackberry, and willow.
Adult male Lark Bunting, breeding plumage; Colorado, June
Pawnee Natl. Grasslands, CO; photographer Brian E. Small
Adult male Lark Bunting, non-breeding plumage; Tucson, AZ, December
; photographer Arthur Morris
Adult female Lark Bunting; Colorado
Pawnee Natl. Grasslands, CO; photographer Brian E. Small
Lark Bunting nest and eggs; Colorado, June
Pawnee National Grasslands, CO, USA; June.; photographer Rick and Nora Bowers
Fledgling Lark Bunting; Colorado, June
; photographer Rick and Nora Bowers
Lark Bunting nest, Wyoming
Platte Co., Wyoming. June 1925; photographer Rene Corado
Lark Bunting clutch, South Dakota
Lyman Co., SD. 20 June.; photographer Rene Corado
Lark Bunting egg.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; 6 June; Photographer James Villeneuve; egg specimen from the Royal Saskatchewan Museum.
Lark Bunting clutch.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; 6 June; Photographer James Villeneuve; egg specimens from the Royal Saskatchewan Museum.
Macaulay Library Photos for Lark Bunting
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