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Calcarius

genus of birds
Taxon taxon Q857400
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Calcarius

Summary

Calcarius is a taxon[1]. Calcarius ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #1,624 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Calcarius's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Calcarius is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Calcarius belongs to the parent taxon Emberizidae[5].
  • Calcarius's scientific name is Calcarius[6].
  • Calcarius's Commons category is recorded as Calcarius[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Calcarius is Lapland Longspur[8].
  • Calcarius's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Calcarius[9].

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Classification

Calcarius's scientific name is Calcarius[6]. Calcarius is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Calcarius is classified within Emberizidae[5]. The taxonomic type of Calcarius is Lapland Longspur[8].

Identifiers

Calcarius's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 15681[10]. Calcarius's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 135423[11]. Calcarius's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45511247[12]. Calcarius's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2491676[13]. Calcarius's ITIS TSN is recorded as 179524[14].

Why It Matters

Calcarius ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #1,624 of 195,241).[2] Calcarius has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Calcarius is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Check-list of birds of the world. wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → —
    Parent taxon → Emberizidae
    Aliases → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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