Dickcissel

Spiza americana

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Cardinals and Grosbeaks (Cardinalidae)

Code 4

DICK

Code 6

SPIAME

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Cone
Eye Color: Dark brown.
Head Pattern: Eyeline, Striped, Eyering, Malar or malar stripe
Crown Color: Gray-brown
Forehead Color: Yellow and gray.
Nape Color: Gray-brown
Throat Color: White and black.
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 15-18 cm (6-7 in)
Weight: 28 g (1 oz)
Size: 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
Color Primary: Brown, Gray
Underparts: Yellow breast with white belly and sides.
Upperparts: Brown with black streaking.
Back Pattern: Striped or streaked
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Rapidly beating wings.
Wingspan Range: 23-28 cm (9-11 in)
Wing Shape: Rounded-Wings
Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Gray-brown
Under Tail: Gray-brown
Leg Color: Black

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