American Redstart
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(New page: image: paintedredstart.jpg '''Common Name:''' American Redstart '''Scientific Name:''' Setophaga ruticilla '''Size:''' 4.3-5.1 inches (11-13cm) '''Habitat:''' North and South Ame...) |
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'''Common Name:''' American Redstart | '''Common Name:''' American Redstart | ||
'''Size:''' 4.3-5.1 inches (11-13cm) | '''Size:''' 4.3-5.1 inches (11-13cm) | ||
| - | '''Habitat:''' North and South America. Throughout Canada, the United States (except the Pacific Northwest), Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula and Northern South America. | + | '''Habitat:''' North and South America. Throughout Canada, the United States (except the Pacific Northwest), Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula and Northern South America. These birds are migratory, wintering in Central America, the West Indies, and northern South America (in Venezuela they are called "candelitas"). They are very rare vagrants to western Europe. |
| - | '''Status:''' Not Threatened | + | Found in moist second growth deciduous forest, with abundant shrubs. |
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| + | '''Status:''' Not Threatened. '''Global Population:''' 25,000,000 mature individuals. This species has undergone a small or statistically insignificant decrease over the last 40 years in North America. | ||
'''Diet:''' Mostly insects; also some small fruits. Gleans insects from leaves, trunks, and branches. Also hawks insects in the air. Actively fans its tail and wings to elicit movement by prey. Also turns body back and forth to flush insects. | '''Diet:''' Mostly insects; also some small fruits. Gleans insects from leaves, trunks, and branches. Also hawks insects in the air. Actively fans its tail and wings to elicit movement by prey. Also turns body back and forth to flush insects. | ||
