Burung kicau (Songbirds)
American Tree Sparrow
Spizelloides arborea
- tidak umum
- 40 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Despite the name, nests on the ground in arctic shrub. Winters in flocks that kick through snow for seeds.
- Populasi
- Common but in steep long-term decline; no single authoritative global numeric estimate has been published.
- Habitat
- Breeds in tundra and scrubby areas at or above treeline in the far north; winters in weedy fields, brushy edges, marshes, snow-covered open fields, and open woodlands (including backyards) across southern Canada and the northern/central United States
- Fakta menarik
- Despite its name, the American Tree Sparrow is almost entirely a ground-dweller — it forages and nests on or near the ground in scrubby tundra, rarely using trees at all.
- Sebaran
- Breeds across Alaska and northern Canada tundra/northern limits of boreal forest; winters across southern Canada and the contiguous United States, concentrated in the northern and central states
- Makanan
- Primarily seeds foraged from the ground and grass/weed heads, especially in winter (requires roughly 30% of body weight in food daily); insects and some berries, especially during the breeding season
- Ukuran
- 0,14 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,24 m
- Masa hidup
- 3 tahun
