Stats

Lifespan

2-7 yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Herbivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Pair

Biome

Arid scrubland

Range

Americas

Movement

Walking

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Uncommon

About

This tiny bird dwells on the open ground across the southern United States. It escapes predators by exploding into flight with a distinct, rapid whistling sound.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small clutch of speckled eggs is incubated in a cup nest, turned and kept warm by the parent.
2. 2.
   hatchling

   A pink, blind hatchling is fed by its parents in the nest, gaping its bill at every visit.
3. 3.
   juvenile

   A feathered juvenile fledges from the nest, learning to fly and to forage close to its parents.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown with adult plumage and song.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Columbiformes

Family

Columbidae

Genus

Columbina

Species

Columbina passerina