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Field Sparrow

Spizella pusilla

The Field Sparrow is a small, cheerful bird that loves to sing! It has a pretty brown and white body and can often be found hopping around in fields and bushes.

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Field Sparrow has a rusty-red cap, a clear gray breast without streaks, and a distinctive pink bill. Its back is streaked brown, contrasting with a clear white eye-ring, which helps distinguish it from other sparrows.

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Field Sparrow

Categoría

Aves

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Snaps

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Datos interesantes

Field Sparrows often raise two broods of chicks in one summer!

Its sweet song sounds like a tiny bouncing ball slowing down!

These tiny birds build nests so hidden, they are hard to spot!

They use their small pink beak to search for seeds and tiny bugs.

Habilidades especiales

Field Sparrows build well-camouflaged nests on the ground or very low in shrubs that helps them hide eggs and chicks.

Field Sparrows possess a variable song, with individuals adapting their melodies that helps them attract mates and define territory.

Field Sparrows can cleverly switch their diet between seeds and insects that helps them find food easily year-round.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 12-15 cm
Envergadura: 19-24 cm
Peso: 0.011-0.015 kg
Esperanza de vida: 3-7 años
Top Speed: 38 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 3-5
Incubación: 10-12 días
Distancia de migración: 1500 km

Dieta y alimentación

This little bird eats a mix of seeds and insects, helping to manage pests and spread plant seeds!

Diferencias por edad: Adults consume more seeds, while nestlings are fed a higher proportion of insects for growth.

Alimentos principales

Grass seeds
Weed seeds
Beetles
Caterpillars
Grasshoppers
Spiders

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii

A common predator of small birds like sparrows.

eaten by

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

Preys on eggs and nestlings from ground nests.

hunts

Differential Grasshopper

Melanoplus differentialis

Eats these insects, especially during breeding season.

shelters

Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii

Uses tall grasses for nesting and cover from predators.

Rasgos

Con plumas

Describe a los animales, principalmente aves, que poseen una cubierta de plumas.

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Canto

Los animales cantores producen vocalizaciones complejas, a menudo con el propósito de atraer parejas, defender el territorio o comunicarse dentro de su especie.