The male often sings perched up high, but he also sings well-hidden halfway up a tree.
His song only consists of a fast trill «sississi.»
In winter, it can mingle in with regulars visitors to the bird feeder.
MORPHOLOGY / FLIGHT
Size : 15 to 17cm - weight : 17 to 25g - life expectancy : 3 to 5 years.
Can Undulating with a series of rather weak beats.
HABITAT
Frequents agricultural regions, vineyards and areas with trees and large hedges.
It adapts well to large gardens.
FOOD
It is a granivore but when feeding its young it hunts for insects, grasshoppers and spiders.
NEST
The nest is fairly untidy and made of grasses, stems, and set low in a bush.
2 clutches of 3 to 5 eggs.
STATUS
Unprotected species
MIGRATION
Sedentary
PRESENCE
All year
BECOMING
It is adversely affected by intensive farming and the use of herbicides and insecticides.
SIZE: Small
Hear the song from the cd "Écouter pour voir les oiseaux" : Merci au CORIF (Centre ornithologique Île-de-France) pour la mise à disposition des enregistrements. http://www.corif.net/
Read more on Oiseaux.net: http://www.oiseaux.net/oiseaux/bruant.zizi.html
Have a very nice walk
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