The Effects of Management Practices on Grassland Birds—Thick-billed Longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii)
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Abstract
The key to Thick-billed Longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii) management is providing short, sparsely vegetated native grasslands of adequate size. Mixed-grass prairies can be made suitable for breeding Thick-billed Longspurs by implementing moderate-to-heavy or season-long grazing. Thick-billed 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—Thick-billed Longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii) (ver. 1.1, March 2022), 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 |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | The effects of management practices on grassland birds—Thick-billed Longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii) |
| Series title | Professional Paper |
| Series number | 1842 |
| Chapter | Y |
| DOI | 10.3133/pp1842Y |
| Edition | Version 1.0: December 17, 2019; Version 1.1: March 31, 2022 |
| 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. |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |