Dajal Thrush
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Male Dajal Thrush ( Copsychus saularis ) |
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The Oriental Magpie-Robin ( Copsychus saularis ) is a flycatcher South, Southeast Asia , India , Indonesia and the Philippines . The Dajal Thrush is officially considered the national bird of Bangladesh.
Appearance
The males of the Dajal thrush, which are about 19 to 23 centimeters in size, are strikingly black and white in color. It is black on the back, head, top of tail and most of the wings. The chest and the underside of the tail, as well as a narrow stripe on the wing, are white. The female wears a dark gray in the areas colored black in the male with the same drawing. They weigh between 29 and 41 grams.
Behavior and nutrition
Often the thrushes live near human settlements in gardens and parks. In dense forests they inhabit the understory. There they look for their food, which mainly includes insects such as crickets , ants and beetles , close to the ground or in the open field. It often flaps its black and white striped tail high over its back and thus marks its territory. Tail flapping is drastically reduced in a strange environment or an unfamiliar cage. Because of their full and melodious song and the ability to imitate other birds, they are widely imported and bred. The Dajal Thrush does not sing as loud and powerful as the Pubic Thrush, but in a higher pitch. She also sings almost all year round, mostly with a very varied repertoire. In nature, the song is performed by a branch protruding from the wood or in flight. In addition to singing, the Dajal Thrush has a whole series of calls. Life expectancy is between 12 and 15 years
Brood
A cup-shaped nest made of twigs and root fibers is built between tree roots or in a tree cavity. The clutch, which can contain between 3 and 6 (mostly 5) eggs, is incubated by the parents for 12 to 13 days. At the age of twelve days, the young leave the nest, but are still looked after by both parents.
attitude
The Dajal Thrush is a peaceful fosterling and can easily be kept with other birds of its size, but also with smaller birds. A pair should only be kept alone during the breeding season as they become aggressive towards other birds.
literature
- Sálim Ali, Dillon Ripley: Laughing Thrushes to the Mangrove Whistler. 2nd Edition. Oxford University Press, Delhi 1987 ( Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan. Volume 7), ISBN 0195659406 , pp. 239ff.
Web links
- Copsychus saularis in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2008. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2008. Accessed on December 22 of 2008.
- Videos, photos and sound recordings on Copsychus saularis in the Internet Bird Collection
- Dajaldrossel at A Heart for Animals
Individual evidence
- ↑ virtualbangladesh.com ( Memento of the original from January 3, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
