Burung kicau (Songbirds)
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
- tidak umum
- 40 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Turquoise head, cinnamon chest, white belly. The Indigo Bunting's stylish western cousin.
- Populasi
- ~5.6 million
- Habitat
- Brushy hillsides, chaparral, riparian thickets/streamside vegetation, weedy pastures and fields, wooded valleys, thorn scrub, recently burned areas, and sometimes gardens or towns, from sea level to over 9,500 ft; generally well-watered shrubby habitat
- Fakta menarik
- The Lazuli Bunting is named for the vivid blue gemstone lapis lazuli, reflecting the brilliant turquoise-blue head and back of the breeding male; where its range overlaps the Indigo Bunting's, the two species frequently hybridize.
- Sebaran
- Breeds in western North America from southern British Columbia/southern Canada south through the western U.S. (west of roughly the 100th meridian) to central New Mexico, Arizona, and southern California; winters mainly in western Mexico, with some in the southwestern U.S. (e.g., southeastern Arizona)
- Makanan
- Primarily seeds (grass and forb seeds, wild oats, serviceberry/chokecherry berries, sunflower/millet at feeders) and insects (caterpillars, grasshoppers, ants, beetles, spiders, butterflies), foraging on the ground and in low bushes/shrubs; insects make up a larger share during breeding season
- Ukuran
- 0,14 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,22 m
- Masa hidup
- 2 tahun
