中文名:歌带鹀 拉丁名:Melospiza melodia 英文名:Song Sparrow
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分布范围: 分布于北美地区(包括美国、加拿大、格陵兰、百慕大群岛、圣皮埃尔和密克隆群岛及墨西哥境内北美与中美洲之间的过渡地带,中美洲,地处北美与南美之间,包括危地马拉、伯里兹、洪都拉斯、萨尔瓦多、尼加拉瓜、哥斯达黎加、巴拿马、巴哈马、古巴、海地、牙买加、多米尼加、安提瓜和巴布达、圣文森特和格林纳丁斯、圣卢西亚、巴巴多斯、格林纳达、特立尼达与多巴哥等国家和地区)。
这是一种常见于北美洲的普通麻雀,因叫声婉转动听而著名。这种麻雀身长约5至7英寸(12.7至17.8厘米),胸部有一块大黑点。这种鸟不是一般地会唱歌。它能唱出10种不同的调子。每种调子都从反复三次重复相同的音符开始。然后紧接着是一阵颤声。整首歌听起来很有节奏,非常生动,北美歌雀因叫声婉转动听而著名。这种麻雀身长约5至7英寸(12.7至17.8厘米),胸部有一块大黑点。
The Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) is a medium-sized American sparrow.
Adults have brown upperparts with dark streaks on the back and are white underneath with dark streaking and a dark brown spot in the middle of the breast. They have a brown cap and a long brown rounded tail. Their face is grey with a streak through the eye.
These birds forage on the ground, in shrubs or in very shallow water. They mainly eat insects and seeds. Birds in salt marshes may also eat small crustaceans. They nest either in a sheltered location on the ground or in trees or shrubs.