- The dickcissel is a small finch bird that nests on the central plains of the United States and winters from Mexico to northern South America.
- Dickcissels are from 6 to 7 inches (15 to 18 cm) long.
- The male has a light-brown body, a white throat, a yellow breast with a black V below its throat, and chestnut patches on the shoulder.
- The female dickcissel bears a close resemblance to the female house sparrow, but differs by having a touch of yellow about the face.
- The dickcissel feeds on seeds, fruit, and insects. Its nest, which consists of grass and leaves, is built on the ground or in a low bush, and the female lays three to five solid-colored pale-blue eggs.
- The dickcissel, Spiza americana, is classified in the order Passeriformes, family Fringillidae.
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