Fuchsammer
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Fox bunting ( Passerella iliaca ) |
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The fox bunting ( Passerella iliaca ) is a North American songbird.
features
The 18 cm long foxhammer is a stocky bird. The eastern and northern populations are colored rust-brown on the top and white on the other with rust-brown stripes. In the western population there is a dark brown or gray pattern instead of the rusty brown pattern. The singing of the Fuchsammer is melodic, even in winter it sings from an exposed vantage point.
Occurrence
The foxhammer lives in bushes, thickets and mixed forests in large parts of Canada and the USA. In the cold season the species moves a little further south.
behavior
The foxhammer is mainly on the ground, where it looks for insects, spiders and other invertebrates in the ground or between leaves. Vegetable foods, such as buds, are also part of the diet.
Reproduction
The bowl-shaped nest of twigs and grasses is built on the ground or just above the ground in a bush. The female incubates two to five eggs alone for about two weeks. The male will later help feed the young.
literature
- Colin Harrison & Alan Greensmith: Birds. Dorling Kindersley Limited, London 1993, 2000, ISBN 3-8310-0785-3 .
- Bryan Richard: Birds. Parragon, Bath, ISBN 1-4054-5506-3 .
Web links
- Passerella iliaca in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2008. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2008. Accessed on December 23 of 2008.
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Passerella iliaca in the Internet Bird Collection