Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Calcariidae
- Lapland Longspur, Calcarius lapponicus
- Smith's Longspur, Calcarius pictus (R)
- Chestnut-collared Longspur, Calcarius ornatus (R)
- Snow Bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis
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