Burung kicau (Songbirds)
Citril Finch
Carduelis citrinella
- tidak umum
- 40 km/h
- Risiko rendah
An alpine specialist that nests above the treeline. Your message comes from the mountain.
- Populasi
- approx. 502,000–569,000 mature individuals (for this European-endemic species), decreasing trend
- Habitat
- Montane and submontane coniferous forests (spruce, larch, pine), forest edges/clearings, alpine meadows, ski-runs, roadsides and around alpine huts/gardens, from roughly 700 m up to 3,180–3,300 m; descends to lower elevations in winter
- Fakta menarik
- The Citril Finch is a true high-altitude specialist among European songbirds, breeding right up to the treeline of the Alps and Pyrenees at elevations that can exceed 3,000 meters.
- Sebaran
- Endemic to mountains of southwestern and central Europe (~1,110,000 km² of occupied range) across Andorra, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovenia, Spain and Switzerland — Pyrenees, Cantabrian Mountains/Spanish sierras, Massif Central, Jura, Vosges, and the Alps, with the northernmost breeding population in Germany's Black Forest; occasional vagrant elsewhere
- Makanan
- Primarily small seeds, especially from conifers (spruce, pine) and low alpine plants (dandelions, thistles); forages in trees and on the ground, sometimes clinging acrobatically to grass stems; feeds insects/spiders to nestlings
- Ukuran
- 0,12 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,22 m
- Masa hidup
- 4 tahun
