The Effects of Management Practices on Grassland Birds—McCown’s Longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii)
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Abstract
The key to McCown’s Longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii) management is providing short, sparsely vegetated native grasslands of adequate size. Mixed-grass prairies can be made suitable for breeding McCown’s Longspurs by implementing moderate-to-heavy or season-long grazing. McCown’s Longspurs have been reported to use habitats with 5–42 centimeters (cm) average vegetation height, 3–7 cm visual obstruction reading, 15–67 percent grass cover, less than (<) 8 percent forb cover, <7 percent shrub cover, 2–60 percent bare ground, 10–63 percent litter cover, and <5 cm litter depth.
Suggested Citation
Shaffer, J.A., Igl, L.D., Johnson, D.H., Sondreal, M.L., Goldade, C.M., Rabie, P.A., Wooten, T.L., and Euliss, B.R., 2019, The effects of management practices on grassland birds—McCown’s Longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii), chap. Y of Johnson, D.H., Igl, L.D., Shaffer, J.A., and DeLong, J.P., eds., The effects of management practices on grassland birds: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1842, 10 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/pp1842Y.
ISSN: 2330-7102 (online)
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Capsule Statement
- Breeding Range
- Suitable Habitat
- Area Requirements and Landscape Associations
- Brood Parasitism by Cowbirds and Other Species
- Breeding-Season Phenology and Site Fidelity
- Species’ Response to Management
- Management Recommendations from the Literature
- References
Publication type | Report |
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Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
Title | The effects of management practices on grassland birds—McCown’s Longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii) |
Series title | Professional Paper |
Series number | 1842 |
Chapter | Y |
DOI | 10.3133/pp1842Y |
Year Published | 2019 |
Language | English |
Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
Publisher location | Reston, VA |
Contributing office(s) | Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center |
Description | iv, 10 p. |
Country | United States, Canada |
Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
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