Calcariidae (Longspurs and Snow Buntings)

Species in this group

LC

Plectrophenax nivalis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Calcarius lapponicus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

VU

Calcarius ornatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC

Calcarius pictus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

—Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~60%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~30%

Oct

—Nov

—Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Longspurs and Snow Buntings

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Svalbard	🇳🇴 Norway	1 of 4	~80%
	Snow Bunting			~80%
2	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1 of 4	~60%
	Snow Bunting			~60%
3	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~20%
	Snow Bunting			~10%
	Lapland Longspur			~10%
4	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~10%
	Snow Bunting			~10%
5	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 4	~10%
	Lapland Longspur			<5%
	Snow Bunting			<5%
6	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 4	~10%
	Snow Bunting			~10%
	Lapland Longspur			<5%
7	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 4	~10%
	Snow Bunting			~10%
8	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	<5%
	Lapland Longspur			<5%
	Smith's Longspur			<5%
9	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Snow Bunting			<5%
10	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	<5%
	Lapland Longspur			<5%
	Snow Bunting			<5%
11	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Snow Bunting			<5%
12	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Chestnut-collared Longspur			<5%
13	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 4	<5%
	Lapland Longspur			<5%
	Snow Bunting			<5%
14	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 4	<5%
	Lapland Longspur			<5%
	Snow Bunting			<5%
15	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Snow Bunting			<5%
16	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 4	<5%
	Snow Bunting			<5%
	Lapland Longspur			<5%
17	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Lapland Longspur			<5%
18	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 4	<5%
	Lapland Longspur			<5%
19	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	<5%
	Lapland Longspur			<5%
20	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Lapland Longspur			<5%
21	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Snow Bunting			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 4	~10%
	Lapland Longspur			~10%
2	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4	<5%
	Snow Bunting			<5%
	Lapland Longspur			<5%
	Chestnut-collared Longspur			<5%
3	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	<5%
	Snow Bunting			<5%
	Lapland Longspur			<5%
4	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 4	<5%
	Snow Bunting			<5%
	Lapland Longspur			<5%
5	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 4	<5%
	Snow Bunting			<5%
6	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	<5%
	Snow Bunting			<5%
7	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 4	<5%
	Snow Bunting			<5%
	Lapland Longspur			<5%
	Chestnut-collared Longspur			<5%
	Smith's Longspur			<5%
8	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	<5%
	Lapland Longspur			<5%
	Chestnut-collared Longspur			<5%
9	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 4	<5%
	Snow Bunting			<5%
10	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 4	<5%
	Snow Bunting			<5%
11	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 4	<5%
	Lapland Longspur			<5%
12	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Lapland Longspur			<5%
13	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	<5%
	Lapland Longspur			<5%
	Snow Bunting			<5%
14	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	<5%
	Snow Bunting			<5%
15	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4	<5%
	Snow Bunting			<5%
	Lapland Longspur			<5%
	Smith's Longspur			<5%
16	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 4	<5%
	Snow Bunting			<5%
17	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	<5%
	Lapland Longspur			<5%
	Snow Bunting			<5%
18	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 4	<5%
	Lapland Longspur			<5%
19	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Lapland Longspur			<5%
20	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 4	<5%
	Lapland Longspur			<5%
	Snow Bunting			<5%
21	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Chestnut-collared Longspur			<5%
22	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	<5%
	Chestnut-collared Longspur			<5%
	Lapland Longspur			<5%
23	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 4	<5%
	Lapland Longspur			<5%
	Snow Bunting			<5%
24	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Chestnut-collared Longspur			<5%
25	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Lapland Longspur			<5%

Longspurs and Snow Buntings

Species in this group

Snow Bunting

Lapland Longspur

Chestnut-collared Longspur

Smith's Longspur

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Longspurs and Snow Buntings

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked