Dickcissel

Spiza americana

The dickcissel is a small seed-eating migratory bird in the family Cardinalidae. It breeds on the prairie grasslands of the Midwestern United States and winters in Central America, northern Colombia, and northern Venezuela. It is the only member of the genus Spiza, though some sources list another supposedly extinct species.

Scientific name

Spiza americana

Family

Cardinals and Allies

IUCN status

LC