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Gray Catbird

Dumetella carolinensis

The Gray Catbird is a clever bird known for its beautiful gray feathers and sweet singing. It loves to hide in bushes and can mimic the sounds of other birds!

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Gray Catbird is a medium-sized songbird with a sleek, dark slaty-gray body. It has a distinctive black cap on its head and a bright rusty-brown patch hidden under its tail, making it easy to identify.

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Gray Catbird
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Gray Catbird

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

A male catbird can learn over 100 different songs!

The rusty patch under their tail is often hidden until they flick it!

Their nest is usually built in thorny bushes to protect chicks!

They can sing for up to 10 minutes without stopping!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Mimic Master

Gray Catbird can mimic the songs of many other birds and even other sounds because of its complex vocal cords.

Fähigkeit

Dense Cover Navigator

Gray Catbird has agile flight and a slender body that helps them expertly navigate thick bushes and dense vegetation.

Fähigkeit

Foul Spray Defense

Gray Catbird can release a foul-smelling secretion when threatened, which helps them deter predators.

Maße und Details

Länge
21-24 cm
Flügelspannweite
22-30 cm
Gewicht
0.023-0.056 kg
Lebenserwartung
2-10 Jahre
Top Speed
40 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-5
Brutzeit
12-14 Tage
Zugstrecke
4000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

Gray Catbirds are omnivores, meaning they enjoy a tasty mix of insects, spiders, and a variety of sweet berries.

Hauptnahrung

  • Caterpillars
  • Beetles
  • Ants
  • Spiders
  • Blackberries
  • Elderberries

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

Young and adult catbirds are hunted by these agile raptors.

eaten by

Domestic Cat

Panthera catus

Domestic cats are a significant predator, especially near human homes.

parasitizes

Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

Cowbirds lay their eggs in catbird nests, tricking them into raising their young.

eats

Allegheny Blackberry

Rubus allegheniensis

Catbirds consume ripe berries, helping to spread their seeds.

shelters

Quaking Aspen

Populus tremuloides

They build nests and find cover in the dense foliage of such trees and shrubs.

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Enjoy watching birds from a distance and don't try to touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Gray Catbird?

21-24 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Gray Catbird?

22-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Gray Catbird?

0.023-0.056 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Gray Catbird?

2-10 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Gray Catbird?

40 km/h

Was frisst Gray Catbird?

Gray Catbirds are omnivores, meaning they enjoy a tasty mix of insects, spiders, and a variety of sweet berries.

Wo findet man Gray Catbird normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Gray Catbird?

Foraging

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