Burung kicau (Songbirds)
Twite
Linaria flavirostris
- tidak umum
- 40 km/h
- Risiko rendah
The northern linnet of windswept moors. Survives where almost no other finch will nest.
- Populasi
- Approximately 1,590,000–5,480,000 mature individuals, assessed Least Concern with the global population trend recorded as unknown; sharp regional declines are documented in parts of the range, notably Ireland and Scotland
- Habitat
- Alpine grassland and low shrubland at high elevation across most of its Asian range (breeding at 3,600-4,900 m); in northwestern Europe (Britain, Ireland) it breeds at low elevation on coastal machair, moorland edge, and rough hill pasture, wintering on coastal marshes and farmland
- Fakta menarik
- The Twite's stubby, conical bill changes color with the seasons, turning yellow in winter and grey in summer.
- Sebaran
- Strongly disjunct distribution: northern and western Europe (British Isles, Fennoscandia) plus Asian mountains from eastern Turkey and the Caucasus through Iran and Central Asia to the Himalayas, western China, and Mongolia
- Makanan
- Mainly small seeds (favoring plants such as dandelion, dock, and thistle), with insects taken occasionally, especially to feed nestlings
- Ukuran
- 0,135 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,23 m
- Masa hidup
- 3 tahun
