Burung kicau (Songbirds)
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
- langka
- 55 km/h
- Hampir terancam
Long-tailed, oil-slick iridescent, alarmingly intelligent. Will hold a grudge if you skimp on tip.
- Populasi
- Roughly 65-73 million individuals (~69 million mature / ~103.5 million total individuals as of 2016), down sharply from historic highs over 190 million
- Habitat
- Open and semi-open areas across eastern North America — farmland, suburban lawns, parks, marshes, orchards, and woodland edges — nesting in dense trees (especially conifers) or shrubs, usually near water
- Fakta menarik
- The Common Grackle has a hard keel-like ridge on the inside of its upper mandible that it uses to saw open acorns by holding the nut in place and cutting through the shell.
- Sebaran
- Eastern North America east of the Rocky Mountains, from southern Canada through the Great Plains and Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast; northern populations migrate south for winter while Gulf Coast/southeastern populations are largely year-round residents
- Makanan
- Omnivorous: mainly insects and other invertebrates during breeding season (also small vertebrates like fish, frogs, and mice); grains, corn, acorns, and seeds during migration and winter; also fruit, eggs and nestlings of other birds, and garbage/agricultural waste
- Ukuran
- 0,31 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,41 m
- Masa hidup
- 5 tahun
