Today we’re going to meet possibly the dullest birds we’ve ever featured. The Thick-billed Longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii). I know what you’re thinking. This is a Sparrow. Well, you would be wrong, it’s a Thick-billed Longspur. And yes, they’re kinda related, but the Longspur belongs to the family Calcariidae whereas Sparrows belong to the family Passeridae.Continue reading “Bird 164 – Thick-billed Longspur”
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On the Naming of Birds
The other day I was perusing the internet, the way one does, and I stumbled on a Twitter flame war centred around a bird. Oh yes, the birding community is nothing if not a passionate bunch. This particular stoush was focused on a little North American bird known as McCown’s Longspur. As you can see,Continue reading “On the Naming of Birds”
Bird of the Week 