Burung kicau (Songbirds)
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Tyrannus forficatus
- langka
- 38 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Tail streamers double its body length.
- Populasi
- ~9.1 million mature individuals, decreasing trend (short-term decline ~7% over ten years, reported as non-significant)
- Habitat
- Open and semi-open country with scattered trees — prairies, savannas, grasslands, shrublands, agricultural land, and pasture edges; breeds from sea level to about 2,300 m
- Fakta menarik
- The male's spectacular courtship flight includes vertical climbs, backward somersaults, and steep dives with his extravagantly long, forked tail streaming behind him — the same tail that makes this species the official state bird of Oklahoma.
- Sebaran
- Breeds in south-central USA (Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, eastern New Mexico) and small parts of northeastern Mexico; migrates through Texas and eastern Mexico to winter mainly from southern Mexico to Panama, with a small resident population in southern Mexico; vagrant north to Canada, east to Florida/Georgia
- Makanan
- Primarily insects — grasshoppers, crickets, beetles, robber flies, dragonflies, and other flying insects caught on the wing by "hawking" from a perch; supplements with berries and small fruit, especially in winter
- Ukuran
- 0,36 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,38 m
- Masa hidup
- 3 tahun
