Smith's Longspur Photo Gallery
Breeding male
Medium-sized and sparrowlike with a thin bill. Breeding males have an unstreaked orangish belly and a patterned black-and-white face. Note white outer tail feathers.
© Andrew Spencer / Macaulay LibraryYukon Territory, June 07, 2014Nonbreeding adult/immature
Nonbreeding birds are buffy below with fine streaking down the belly.
© Luke Seitz / Macaulay LibraryMaine, September 25, 2011Breeding female
Breeding females have a heavily streaked back often flecked with white. The face is rather plain with a white eyering and thin bill.
© Historical Middleton Island Data / Macaulay LibraryAlaska, August 21, 2012Nonbreeding adult/immature
Nonbreeding birds have two thin white wingbars, though the wingbars are not always visible. Note buffy underparts with fine streaky.
© Justyn Stahl / Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, September 23, 2016Nonbreeding adult/immature
Chunky sparrowlike bird that is buffy overall with a heavily streaked back and finely streaked belly.
© Luke Seitz / Macaulay LibraryMaine, September 25, 2011Nonbreeding adult/immature
In flight, note white upper wing patch.
© Michael Todd / Macaulay LibraryMissouri, December 17, 2020
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