Birds of Cuba, Vagrant Visitors, Introduced Birds and Possibilities

Dickcissel

Dickcissel d'Amérique

Spiza americana

Life, Habitat & Pictures of the Dickcissel

B L	W W	W	Family	Latin Name
6.25" 15.9cm	9.75" 24.8cm	0.95oz 27gr	Cardinalidae	Spiza americana

At first glance, the Dickcissel may make one think of seeing a smaller version of a meadowlark. This field bird makes its habitat in the grasslands in the central regions of the United States and the southeastern areas of Ontario in Canada. They migrate into South America in the fall and return each the spring. It has been seen as a vagrant in Cuba.

Birds of Cuba