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Lark Bunting

Calamospiza melanocorys

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Illustration of Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys)

The Lark Bunting is the state bird of Colorado and is the only member of its genus. Breeding males are jet black with large white wing patches. Males perform a buoyant, cascading song flight over prairie grasses. It forms large winter flocks and nests under grass clumps on shortgrass prairie.

Habitat
Shortgrass prairie and sagebrush of the Great Plains and intermountain West
Diet
Seeds and insects
How common
Common

Best time to see a Lark Bunting

The best time to see a Lark Bunting is March–August, when about 62% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 4,435 research-grade iNaturalist observations.

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