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Veery

Catharus fuscescens

The Veery is a small, brown bird that loves to sing beautiful songs in the forest. It has a lovely, soft voice that you might hear in the early morning or late evening.

Lebensraum: Forests

Aussehen

The Veery is a medium-sized thrush, distinct for its uniform russet-brown upperparts. Its breast is a warm cinnamon-buff, subtly spotted, contrasting with a clean white belly. It appears plainer than other spotted thrushes.

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Veery
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Veery

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Its mesmerizing song sounds like a flute playing a spiraling 'veeer-tyu' tune!

Some Veeries travel over 8,000 kilometers from Canada to the Amazon basin!

Veeries often build nests low in dense bushes to avoid sneaky predators!

Veery babies are born completely featherless and blind, needing constant care!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Sonic Spiralist

Veery can sing an ethereal, spiraling song because of its unique vocal cords that help it communicate in dense forests.

Fähigkeit

Forest Blending

Veery has russet-brown feathers that help them disappear into the dappled light of the forest undergrowth.

Fähigkeit

Migration Master

Veery can navigate thousands of kilometers because of its innate sense of direction that helps it reach wintering grounds.

Maße und Details

Länge
16-19 cm
Flügelspannweite
28-30 cm
Gewicht
0.029-0.039 kg
Lebenserwartung
2-8 Jahre
Top Speed
55 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-5
Brutzeit
10-12 Tage
Zugstrecke
6000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

Veeries are insect-eating birds that also enjoy munching on yummy berries from plants.

Altersunterschiede: Young birds are fed mostly insects for rapid growth, while adults consume more fruit later in the season.

Hauptnahrung

  • Caterpillars
  • Beetles
  • Ants
  • Spiders
  • Wild Berries
  • Small Snails

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

Preys on adult Veeries.

eats

Eastern Chipmunk

Tamias striatus

Raids nests for eggs and chicks.

parasitizes

Brown-headed Cowbird

Molothrus ater

Lays its eggs in Veery nests.

eaten by

Black Rat Snake

Pantherophis obsoletus

Climbs trees to take eggs or chicks.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Enjoy watching birds from a distance and be quiet so you don't scare them away.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Veery?

16-19 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Veery?

28-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Veery?

0.029-0.039 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Veery?

2-8 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Veery?

55 km/h

Was frisst Veery?

Veeries are insect-eating birds that also enjoy munching on yummy berries from plants.

Wo findet man Veery normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Veery?

Foraging

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