类别 全部 - habitat - migration - diet - forests

作者:Kathleen Yelle 2 年以前

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Northern Parula

The Northern Parula is a small songbird with a diverse diet primarily consisting of insects such as flying insects, caterpillars, spiders, ants, and beetles. During winter, it also consumes berries, seeds, and nectar.

Northern Parula

Northern Parula

Nesting

nests are made from lichen and moss
3 inches across by 2 inches deep
nest building is done by females
takes 4 days
location
will also build nests along rivers where sediment has accumulated between branches
placed at end of a branch

placed up high (as high as 100 feet)

Habitat Uses

Appearance

Female
Male

Habitat Requirements

mosses & lichens
tree types
sycamore
birches
red maple
sugar maple
eastern hemlock
black gum
swamp chestnut oak
willow
access to water
swamps
streams
mature forests

Diet

Secondary: Herbivore
do not visit bird feeders
winter: berries, seeds, nectar
will eat bud scales during breeding seasons
Primary: Insectivore
flying insects
ants
beetles
spiders
caterpillars