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title: "Lark Bunting"
description: "Calamospiza melanocorys — Aves. The lark bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) is a medium-sized American bunting native to central and western North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/lark-bunting
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lark Bunting

> Calamospiza melanocorys — Aves. The lark bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) is a medium-sized American bunting native to central and western North America.

- Scientific name: *Calamospiza melanocorys*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados)
- iNaturalist observations: 6176
- Wikidata: [Q1194261](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1194261)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10585](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10585)

## Names

- en: Lark Bunting
- de: Prärieammer
- es: Gorrión Alas Blancas
- fr: Bruant noir et blanc
- nl: Prairiegors
- pl: Bizończyk

## Countries with the most observations

US (4583), MX (888), CA (480)

## Summary

The lark bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) is a medium-sized American bunting native to central and western North America. It was designated the state bird of Colorado in 1931.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lark_bunting

## Photo

![Lark Bunting](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lark-bunting/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/271621332

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lark-bunting?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).