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Smith's Longspur

Calcarius pictus (Swainson, WJ 1832)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Smith's Longspur - Calcarius pictus Andrew Spencer 2014-06-07 Dempster Highway KM449, Yukon, Yukon Territory, Canada, Yukon (Canada)   - songs from a male bird on the ground in fairly dry, slightly shrubby tundra. The second cut is of 'tyew' calls from the same bird, and the whole recording is in response to playback. 32239701
macaulaylibrary.org
Smith's Longspur - Calcarius pictus Paul Driver 13-6-2008 Dalton Highway n of Brooks range, North Slope (United States) (? m) song (A) -   70076
xeno-canto.org
Smith's Longspur - Calcarius pictus Frank Lambert 2015-06-09 Alaska (near Cantwell), Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna (United States) (950 m) male, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

356212
xeno-canto.org
Smith's Longspur - Calcarius pictus Hanyang Ye 2024-11-20 , Lyon (United States)   -   626773101
macaulaylibrary.org
Smith's Longspur - Calcarius pictus Bob McGuire 2015-06-06 Dalton Highway, Alaska, United States, Alaska (United States)   - Equipment Notes: Telinga Pro 7 set on mono mode. 206496
macaulaylibrary.org
Smith's Longspur - Calcarius pictus Arthur A. Allen 1954-06-13 Manitoba, Canada, Manitoba (Canada)   -   15185
macaulaylibrary.org
Smith's Longspur - Calcarius pictus Frank Lambert 2015-06-09 Alaska (near Cantwell), Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna (United States) (950 m) call, male -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

356213
xeno-canto.org
Smith's Longspur - Calcarius pictus Bob McGuire 2015-06-07 Dalton Highway, Alaska, United States, Alaska (United States)   - Equipment Notes: Telinga Pro 7 set on mono mode. 207118
macaulaylibrary.org
Smith's Longspur - Calcarius pictus Andrew Spencer 2014-06-07 Dempster Highway KM 449, Yukon, Yukon (Canada) (600 m) song -

natural vocalization; song from a male bird perched on a 1m high spruce tree in otherwise treeless, slightly shrubby and somewhat dry alpine tundra.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

181806
xeno-canto.org
Smith's Longspur - Calcarius pictus Andrew Spencer 2013-06-19 Mile 13 ridge, Denali Highway, Valdez-Cordova Borough, Alaska, Valdez-Cordova (United States) (1100 m) song -

natural vocalization; song from the same male bird as in XC141000, singing from the top of a lupin about 80m from the mic.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

141001
xeno-canto.org
Smith's Longspur - Calcarius pictus Frank Lambert 2015-06-09 Alaska (near Cantwell), Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna (United States) (950 m) male, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

356211
xeno-canto.org
Smith's Longspur - Calcarius pictus Andrew Spencer 2014-06-07 Dempster Highway KM449, Yukon, Yukon Territory, Canada, Yukon (Canada)   - song from a male bird perched on a 1m high spruce tree in otherwise treeless, slightly shrubby and somewhat dry alpine tundra. The second cut is of rattle calls from the same bird, given as I was sneaking up on it and I got to within fairly close range. This is the same bird as photographed in ML32239531. 32239611
macaulaylibrary.org
Smith's Longspur - Calcarius pictus Andrew Spencer 2014-06-07 Dempster Highway KM 449, Yukon, Yukon (Canada) (600 m) song -

response to playback from a different bird than in XC181806 or XC181807.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

181808
xeno-canto.org
Smith's Longspur - Calcarius pictus Frank Lambert 2015-06-09 Alaska (near Cantwell), Matanuska-Susitna, Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna (United States) (950 m) male, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

356214
xeno-canto.org
Smith's Longspur - Calcarius pictus Andrew Spencer 2014-06-05 Surfbird Mountain, Dempster Highway KM 98, Yukon, Yukon (Canada) (1200 m) song -

natural vocalization; songs from a male bird perched on the ground in fairly dry, somewhat shrubby alpine tundra. While singing this bird was in close proximity to two other males, and drooping its wings while rapidly fluttering them, with its tail slightly cocked.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

181801
xeno-canto.org
Smith's Longspur - Calcarius pictus Andrew Spencer 2014-06-05 Surfbird Mountain, Dempster Highway KM 98, Yukon, Yukon (Canada) (1200 m) song -

response to playback from one of the silent males in XC181801.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

181803
xeno-canto.org
Smith's Longspur - Calcarius pictus Andrew Spencer 2013-06-19 , Copper River (United States)   -   654308607
macaulaylibrary.org
Smith's Longspur - Calcarius pictus Andrew Spencer 2013-06-19 , Copper River (United States)   -   654308600
macaulaylibrary.org
Smith's Longspur - Calcarius pictus Andrew Spencer 2014-06-05 Surfbird Mountain, Dempster Highway KM 98, Yukon, Yukon (Canada) (1200 m) call -

natural vocalization; calls from one of the same three males as in XC181801, but I am unsure which of the birds was giving these calls.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

181804
xeno-canto.org
Smith's Longspur - Calcarius pictus Andrew Spencer 2014-06-05 Surfbird Mountain, Dempster Highway KM 98, Yukon, Yukon (Canada) (1200 m) call, song -

response to playback from one of the silent males in XC181801.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

181802
xeno-canto.org
Smith's Longspur - Calcarius pictus Andrew Spencer 2014-06-07 Dempster Highway KM 449, Yukon, Yukon (Canada) (600 m) song -

natural vocalization; song from bird from a neighboring territory as the bird in XC181806. In this cut it flew into the same perch being used by the male in XC181806, chased that bird away, and gave these two songs. Afterwards the bird flew back to its territory.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

181807
xeno-canto.org
Smith's Longspur - Calcarius pictus Andrew Spencer 2014-06-07 Dempster Highway KM 449, Yukon, Yukon (Canada) (600 m) call -

natural vocalizations; calls from the same bird as in XC181806, given as I was sneaking up on it and I got to within fairly close range.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

181811
xeno-canto.org
Smith's Longspur - Calcarius pictus Bill Evans 22-11-2002 Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Oklahoma (United States) (250 m) flight call (A) -   38450
xeno-canto.org
Smith's Longspur - Calcarius pictus Andrew Spencer 2013-06-19 Mile 13 ridge, Denali Highway, Valdez-Cordova Borough, Alaska, Valdez-Cordova (United States) (1100 m) call -

natural vocalization; calls from a male bird perched on the ground in dry tundra on a shallow ridge with a few scattered, very short willows. At the end of the cut the bird takes off, with the last few calls in flight.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

141000
xeno-canto.org
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