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Common Name

Dickcissel

Alternate Names

Common Type

Dickcissel

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Cardinalidae

Genus

Spiza

Species

americana

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Kansas

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Open and agricultural areas

Distribution and Range

Breeds in eastern US and Canada; winters in Central America and N South America

Food

Forage on the ground for insects and seeds.

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Bird

Dickcissel

Dickcissel

Passeriformes

Cardinalidae

Spiza

americana

Least Concern

Kansas

0

Migratory

Open and agricultural areas

Breeds in eastern US and Canada; winters in Central America and N South America

Forage on the ground for insects and seeds.

Sometimes are considered a pest to farmers when flocks land in fields and consume large quantities of grain.