Utah Bird Profile
 Lark Bunting - Calamospiza melanocorys

Name Roots: (Gr. calamos, "a reed"; spiza, " finch" - melanos, "black"; corys, "a lark")

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Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:
Nests on the ground in a cup nest. This species is an uncommon cowbird host. This species is an omnivore: ground forager.
  
Habitat: Breeds in Utah in grassland and high desert scrub habitats.
  
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Occur. (RS)

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Sightings in Utah  

(Updated to 2000)

 


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