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Reed Bunting

Emberiza schoeniclus

The Reed Bunting is a small bird that loves to live near wetlands and tall grasses. It has a lovely song and can often be seen perched on reeds, singing to attract a mate.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

Aussehen

The Reed Bunting has a streaky brown back and reddish flanks. Breeding males are easily identified by their striking black head and throat, contrasted with a clean white moustachial stripe and collar. Females and winter males are duller with a streaky brown head.

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Reed Bunting

Kategorie

Vögel

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

Male Reed Buntings sometimes have two mates at once!

Some Reed Buntings fly all the way to North Africa for winter!

Their nests are so well hidden low in the reeds, they are almost invisible!

They often sing from the very top of a swaying reed, like a tiny conductor!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Reed Buntings can skillfully navigate dense reedbeds because of their agile bodies that help them find food and shelter.

Male Reed Buntings have striking plumage changes because of hormones that help them attract mates during breeding season.

Reed Buntings can switch their diet because of their versatile beak that helps them eat seeds in winter and insects in summer.

Reed Buntings can migrate long distances because of their strong wings that help them escape harsh northern winters.

Maße und Details

Länge: 13.5-16 cm
Flügelspannweite: 21-27 cm
Gewicht: 0.013-0.02 kg
Lebenserwartung: 2-5 Jahre
Top Speed: 40 km/h
Gelegegröße: 4-6
Brutzeit: 11-15 Tage
Zugstrecke: 3000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

Feasting on seeds and insects, they adapt their menu with the seasons.

Altersunterschiede: Young birds mainly eat protein-rich insects for growth; adults have a more varied diet.

Hauptnahrung

grass seeds
cereal grains
beetle larvae
spiders
aphids
small caterpillars

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

shelters

Common Reed

Typha latifolia

Provides nesting sites and cover from predators.

eaten by

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Small raptors like sparrowhawks prey on adult buntings.

eaten by

Domestic Cat

Felis catus

Domestic cats are opportunistic predators of ground-nesting birds.

depends on

Reed Canary-grass

Phalaris arundinacea

Eats seeds from this grass and uses it for shelter.

Merkmale

Gefiedert

Gefiedert beschreibt Tiere, hauptsächlich Vögel, die ein Federkleid besitzen.

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.

Gesang

Singende Tiere erzeugen komplexe Lautäußerungen, oft um Partner anzulocken, ihr Revier zu verteidigen oder innerhalb ihrer Art zu kommunizieren.

Insektenfressend

Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Organismen, deren Nahrung hauptsächlich aus Insekten und anderen kleinen Wirbellosen besteht.

Feuchtgebiet

Dieses Lebensraummerkmal kennzeichnet Arten, die in Feuchtgebieten vorkommen. Dies sind Landflächen, die dauerhaft oder saisonal mit Wasser gesättigt sind, darunter Marschland, Sümpfe und Moore.