Longspurs and Snow Buntings

Calcariidae is a small family of passerine birds. It includes longspurs and snow buntings. There are six species in three genera worldwide, found mainly in North America and Eurasia.

Species in this family

• Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus
• Chestnut-collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus
• Smith's Longspur Calcarius pictus
• McKay's Bunting Plectrophenax hyperboreus
• Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
• Thick-billed Longspur Rhynchophanes mccownii

Lookalikes compared

• Chestnut-collared Longspur vs Smith's Longspur
• Chestnut-collared Longspur vs Thick-billed Longspur
• Lapland Bunting vs Chestnut-collared Longspur
• Lapland Bunting vs Smith's Longspur
• Lapland Bunting vs Snow Bunting
• Smith's Longspur vs Thick-billed Longspur
• Snow Bunting vs McKay's Bunting