page_title: List of birds of Algeria
section_title: Longspurs and snow buntings
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Algeria / Longspurs and snow buntings
caption_attribution_description: English: Lapland Bunting (Calcarius lapponicus)
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Algeria. The avifauna of Algeria includes a total of 428 species.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Algeria.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Algeria
  Endemic - a species endemic to Algeria
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Algeria as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Algeria although populations exist elsewhere
context_section_description: Order: Passeriformes   Family: Calcariidae
  The Calcariidae are a group of passerine birds which had been traditionally grouped with the New World sparrows, but differ in a number of respects and are usually found in open grassy areas.
  Lapland longspur, Calcarius lapponicus (A)
  Snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis (A)
caption: Lapland lonspur
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