Ruby and Gold Chicken

Ruby and Gold Chicken
Ruby-gold Grouse ( Regulus calendula )
Systematics
Order : Passerines (Passeriformes) Subordination : Songbirds (passeri) without rank: Passerida Family : Regulidae Genre : Golden cockerel ( regulus ) Type : Ruby and Gold Chicken
Scientific name
Regulus calendula
( Linnaeus , 1766)

The Ruby Grouse ( Regulus calendula ) is a small American songbird.

features

The bird is olive-gray on the top and lighter on the underside. It has white wing bands and a broken white eye ring. The red spot on the male's head is usually only seen when he is aroused. The black beak is thin and the tail short.

Occurrence

The ruby ​​chick breeds in the coniferous forests of Alaska , Canada , New England, and the western United States . Up to twelve eggs are laid in a well-hidden nest hanging on a branch. The bird spends the cold season in the southern USA and Mexico . In the west some populations are resident birds .

The ruby-gold cockerel looks for small insects and spiders in trees and undergrowth . Berries and tree sap complete the diet.

Web links

Commons : Ruby-gold Grouse ( Regulus calendula )  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Regulus calendula in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2008. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2008. Accessed January 31 of 2009.
• Videos, photos and sound recordings of Regulus calendula in the Internet Bird Collection
• Feathers of the ruby-gold cockerel