Japanese gull
The Japanese gull is a domesticated form of the pointed-tail bronze male ( Lonchura striata ).
It does not originate in Japan , as the name suggests , but in China . There it was bred out of the pointed-tail bronze male in the 15th or 16th century. The starting point was probably the subspecies Lonchura striata swinhoei, which occurs in China . In 1705 the first gulls came to Japan, where they were bred and exported. Thus, they came to Europe in the 1860s and were given the name Japanese gulls. The first known colors were the whites and piebalds. The first white birds were shown in London Zoo in 1860 . Crested gulls appeared from around 1930. By 1948, forty different varieties were distinguished in Japan.
In the 1950s and 1960s attempts were made to breed new types of color by crossing in other types of bronze males . Breeder names such as the Danes af Enehjelm and Langberg , but also later the Germans Radtke and Kirschke, are inextricably linked. For example, attempts have been made to draw dark seagulls by crossing with Borneo bronze men. The various hybridization attempts have led to the so-called "foam oafs".
The Mövchen has the basic colors black / dark brown, nougat and fuchsia. There are also white, piebald and dun. The pastel and gray factors appear as mutations in the primary colors. The latest mutation is the pearl mutation in gray and brown.
The Japanese gull is a very sociable and peaceful bird. It fits almost all birds with similar demands.
Further information and evidence
literature
- Jürgen Nicolai (Ed.), Joachim Steinbacher (Ed.), Renate van den Elzen, Gerhard Hofmann: Prachtfinken - Australia, Oceania, Southeast Asia. Eugen Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3249-4 .
Web links
- Common standard AZ - DKB - VZE: Japanese gulls (PDF; 579 kB)