Family: Calcariidae (Longspurs)

Authority: (Townsend, 1837)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2bc+3bc+4bc

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Justification of Red List category
This species appears to have undergone a rapid decline, which is suspected to continue into the future. Therefore, it is listed as Vulnerable.

Population size: 3100000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1,150,000 km²

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Realm - Nearctic
Realm - Neotropical
Land-mass type - continent
IUCN System - Terrestrial