Pope's finch
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The Pope's finch ( Passerina ciris ) is a songbird from the family of cardinals native to America . It is considered to be one of the most colorful songbirds in North America.
features
The male is indigo blue on the head, dark green on the wings and tail, and bright red on the underside. The female is colored lime-green on the crown, neck and back and yellow-green on the throat and underside. The female's head feathers are sometimes blue.
Occurrence
The Pope's finch breeds in the southeast and south of the United States, as well as in the far north of Mexico . He winters in Mexico and in the US state of Florida, in the Bahamas , in Jamaica and in Central America . Originally he lived in bushy wastelands or in sparse forests, today he lives in orchards, parks or gardens as a cultural follower of man.
behavior
The Pope's finch is extremely shy and secretive, singing males are easier to observe. It feeds on insects and their larvae.
Reproduction
During the mating season, the male stays in his territory and defends it aggressively against conspecifics. The nest of twigs and grasses is built in a small tree or bush and padded with soft parts of plants and animal hair. The female incubates 3–4 eggs for two weeks.
literature
- Jonathan Alderfer (Ed.): Complete Birds of North America , National Geographic, Washington DC 2006, ISBN 0-7922-4175-4
Web links
- Passerina ciris in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2008. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2008. Accessed January 31 of 2009.
- Videos, photos and sound recordings for Passerina ciris in the Internet Bird Collection
Single receipts
- ↑ Alderfer, p. 605