The dickcissel (Spiza americana) is a small seed-eating migratory bird in the family Cardinalidae. It breeds on the prairie grasslands of the Midwestern United ...
Dickcissel
Bird
The dickcissel is a small seed-eating migratory bird in the family Cardinalidae. It breeds on the prairie grasslands of the Midwestern United States and winters in Central America, northern Colombia, and northern Venezuela. Wikipedia
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable)
Scientific name: Spiza americana
Family: Cardinalidae
Mass: 0.92 oz
Class: Aves
Genus: Spiza; Bonaparte, 1824
Order: Passeriformes
Source: Encyclopedia of Life
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Why is it called a Dickcissel?
Named for its song: one or two sharp introductory notes followed by a fast, high warble, "dick-cissel."
Are Dickcissels endangered?
Least Concern (Population stable)
While the overall Dickcissel population is still large and likely stable overall, the species has shown significant declines in many states.
Is a dicksissel a sparrow?
While the Dickcissel is currently classified as part of the cardinal family (Cardinalidae), it has vexed taxonomists trying to determine its closest relatives. In the past, it has been placed in the New World sparrow family and also in the oriole and blackbird family.
Where does Dickcissel live?
Throughout the year Dickcissels require grassland habitats, but they are rarely picky about those habitats. In the summer months they are most common in native prairies and restored grasslands, but they also nest in lightly grazed pastures, hayfields, fallow agricultural fields, and even fencerows and roadsides.
The Dickcissel is a relatively large sparrow-like bird with distinctive plumage. The males have a bright yellow breast with a black V across the throat, gray on ...
Large sparrowlike bird with a conical bill. Females have a pale yellow breast and rusty shoulders. Note pale yellow eyebrow.
Sparrowlike bird known for gathering in enormous wintering flocks in South America. Males are striking with yellow breast, black patch on throat, and rufous ...
A songbird with a bright chest sings as it's perched on a long blade of grass. A dickcissel at Attwater Prairie Chicken ...
6" (15 cm). Male has black bib on yellow chest, rusty shoulder. Female like House Sparrow but with hint of yellow on chest, reddish on shoulder.
Scientific Name: Spiza americana · Population: 27 million · Trend: Stable · Habitat: Open grasslands, including prairies or pastures, and overgrown weedy fields.
Eats weed seeds, grain, insects, and spiders; mainly grain and seeds in winter; forages on ground (Terres 1980) or picks seeds off seedheads (Stiles and Skutch ...
Feb 26, 2022 · The Dickcissel is one of the most typical and abundant breeding birds of North American prairie grasslands, with a primary breeding range ...
This chunky grassland bunting is colored like a miniature meadowlark, with a black V on a yellow chest. These birds are erratic wanderers—common across the ...
