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Blue Grosbeak

Passerina caerulea

The Blue Grosbeak is a beautiful bird with bright blue feathers and a strong beak. They love to sing and can often be found in fields and bushes, making their home in warm places.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

Aussehen

The Blue Grosbeak has a stout, silvery-blue conical bill. Males are striking indigo blue with a small black mask and two rusty wing bars. Females are rich brown with buffy wing bars, appearing much plainer than the males.

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Blue Grosbeak
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Blue Grosbeak

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Despite their bright color, males are not fully blue until they are about a year old.

Male Blue Grosbeaks get their brilliant blue color from feather structures, not blue pigment!

Some Blue Grosbeaks line their nests with shed snakeskins, possibly to scare away predators.

These birds often migrate at night, covering long distances under the cover of darkness.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Seed Crusher Beak

Blue Grosbeak has a powerful, conical bill that helps them crack open tough seeds for food.

Fähigkeit

Long-Distance Navigator

Blue Grosbeak can migrate thousands of kilometers because they use internal navigation to find their breeding and wintering grounds.

Fähigkeit

Hidden Nest Architect

Blue Grosbeak can weave sturdy, cup-shaped nests hidden deep in shrubs to protect their eggs and young.

Maße und Details

Länge
14-17 cm
Flügelspannweite
26-29 cm
Gewicht
0.026-0.031 kg
Lebenserwartung
2-7 Jahre
Top Speed
40 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-5
Brutzeit
11-13 Tage
Zugstrecke
2500 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These birds mostly eat insects and seeds, cracking tough seeds with their strong beaks.

Hauptnahrung

  • grasshoppers
  • crickets
  • caterpillars
  • beetles
  • ragweed seeds
  • smartweed seeds

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

parasitizes

Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

Lays its eggs in the grosbeak's nest.

eaten by

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

A common aerial predator of small birds.

hunts

American Grasshopper

Schistocerca americana

An important source of protein for the grosbeak.

eats

Common Ragweed

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Consumes its seeds, especially in winter.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Enjoy watching birds from a distance and don't disturb their nests.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Blue Grosbeak?

14-17 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Blue Grosbeak?

26-29 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Blue Grosbeak?

0.026-0.031 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Blue Grosbeak?

2-7 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Blue Grosbeak?

40 km/h

Was frisst Blue Grosbeak?

These birds mostly eat insects and seeds, cracking tough seeds with their strong beaks.

Wo findet man Blue Grosbeak normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Blue Grosbeak?

Foraging

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