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Northern Parula

Setophaga americana

The Northern Parula is a small, colorful bird with a lovely blue and yellow body. They sing sweet songs and love to flit around trees, making them a joy to watch in nature.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Northern Parula is a small warbler with a blue-gray back, a distinctive yellowish-green patch on its upper back, and two prominent white wing bars. Its breast shows a yellow wash, often with a rusty or blackish band, and it has white eye crescents.

ReichAnimaliaStammChordataKlasseAvesOrdnungPasseriformesFamilieParulidaeGattungSetophaga
Northern Parula
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Northern Parula

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Male Parulas have a noticeable rusty-orange chest band that females usually lack.

Sometimes they even use spider silk to help bind their nests together!

They often build their unique, cup-shaped nests inside hanging 'Old Man's Beard' lichen.

This tiny bird can migrate thousands of kilometers, flying over vast oceans!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Nesting Weaver

Northern Parula can weave intricate hanging nests within clumps of moss or lichen, which keeps their eggs safe from some predators.

Fähigkeit

Acrobatic Forager

Northern Parula can perform acrobatic maneuvers, hanging upside down, to pick tiny insects and spiders from leaves and bark.

Fähigkeit

Buzzy Ballad

Northern Parula has a distinctive buzzy, ascending trill song that helps them attract mates and define their territory.

Maße und Details

Länge
10.5-12.5 cm
Flügelspannweite
16-18 cm
Gewicht
0.0055-0.011 kg
Lebenserwartung
3-6 Jahre
Top Speed
45 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-7
Brutzeit
12-14 Tage
Zugstrecke
3000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

They mostly munch on tiny insects and spiders, helping keep nature's pest population in check!

Hauptnahrung

  • Caterpillars
  • Spiders
  • Beetles
  • Gnats
  • Leafhoppers

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

shelters

Bushy Beard Lichen

Usnea strigosa

Used for building their unique hanging nests

eaten by

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

A common predator of small songbirds

depends on

White Oak

Quercus alba

Provides habitat and a source of insect prey

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Always observe birds from a distance and do not disturb their nests.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Northern Parula?

10.5-12.5 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Northern Parula?

16-18 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Northern Parula?

0.0055-0.011 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Northern Parula?

3-6 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Northern Parula?

45 km/h

Was frisst Northern Parula?

They mostly munch on tiny insects and spiders, helping keep nature's pest population in check!

Wo findet man Northern Parula normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Northern Parula?

Foraging

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