Burung kicau (Songbirds)
Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
- epik
- 72 km/h
- Risiko rendah
The southern cousin of the black-capped, indistinguishable except by accent. Picks pine seeds and gossip.
- Populasi
- ~13 million mature individuals
- Habitat
- Mixed and deciduous forests, woodland edges, swamp forests, shrublands, parks, and suburban/urban areas with trees; frequents backyard feeders
- Fakta menarik
- Carolina Chickadees can drop into a controlled, overnight hypothermic state called torpor — lowering their body temperature and staying unresponsive for hours — to conserve energy on the coldest nights.
- Sebaran
- Resident (non-migratory) breeding endemic to the southeastern United States, from New Jersey and Pennsylvania west to Kansas and south through the Gulf states to Florida and central Texas; largely absent from high-elevation Appalachian areas where it is replaced by the Black-capped Chickadee
- Makanan
- Primarily insects and spiders (including caterpillars) during breeding season; seeds and berries especially in winter; readily takes sunflower seeds, peanut chips, and suet at feeders
- Ukuran
- 0,115 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,175 m
- Masa hidup
- 2,5 tahun
