Burung kicau (Songbirds)
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
- langka
- 84 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Flute-like song that defined the western frontier soundtrack. State bird of six states for a reason.
- Populasi
- Not precisely quantified globally; widespread and common across its range despite a slow, statistically insignificant long-term decline over the last 40 years
- Habitat
- Open grasslands, prairies, meadows, pastureland, and arable/cultivated fields with low-growing vegetation; also marsh edges and roadsides; elevation 0-2,800 m; forms mixed foraging flocks with other blackbirds/starlings in winter
- Fakta menarik
- Western Meadowlarks pry open cracks in soil with their bills using a technique called "gaping" to reach insects other ground-foraging birds can't access, and will even scavenge roadkill carrion in harsh winters when other food is scarce.
- Sebaran
- Western and midwestern North America — breeds from southern Canada through the western/central United States into Mexico (state bird of Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, and Wyoming); extent of occurrence ~10,100,000 km² breeding / ~7,760,000 km² non-breeding; northern populations migratory, southern/western populations largely resident
- Makanan
- Omnivorous: seeds (grain in winter/early spring, weed seeds in fall) plus ground insects (beetles, grasshoppers, crickets, caterpillars) especially in warmer months; forages on the ground and uses "gaping" — inserting its bill into soil or substrate and prying it open to expose hidden prey; will scavenge carrion (e.g., roadkill) during harsh winters
- Ukuran
- 0,21 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,41 m
- Masa hidup
- 3 tahun
