Miombonectar bird

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Miombonectar bird
Miombonectar bird (Cinnyris chalybeus)

Miombonectar bird ( Cinnyris chalybeus )

Systematics
Order : Passerines (Passeriformes)
Subordination : Songbirds (passeri)
Superfamily : Passeroidea
Family : Nectar birds (Nectariniidae)
Genre : Cinnyris
Type : Miombonectar bird
Scientific name
Cinnyris chalybeus
( Linnaeus , 1766)

The Miombonectar bird ( Cinnyris chalybeus , syn .: Nectarinia chalybea ), also known as blue band nectar bird , belongs to the family of nectar birds (Nectariniidae).

description

The bird is 12 cm tall and has a long, curved beak, legs and feet are black, the eyes are dark brown. The females are from plain to yellowish gray, while the underside is brownish in color. The males are shiny green, a spot on the rump and a narrow band on the throat shimmer blue, their breasts are deep orange-red and yellow on the sides.

distribution and habitat

Males, Kirstenbosch, South Africa.

The species is endemic to South Africa and mainly inhabits Namibia and the Western Cape . In the east and north, the distribution area extends to the province of KwaZulu-Natal , Swaziland and the provinces of Mpumalanga and Limpopo . Cinnyris chalybeus can mostly be found in the fynbos and in the Karoobushland , and unspecific and evergreen afromontane forests , gardens and eucalyptus plantations are also popular.

Diet and Lifestyle

The main food consists of nectar , insects such as beetles and flies as well as spiders are not spurned. Often it can be found in small schools on flowering trees and bushes. In the south of its range it also lives in low bushes on sand dunes.

Reproduction

The breeding business begins in the winter rainy season from July to September. The female, supported by the male only when feeding, builds an oval nest hanging on branches in 25-30 days with a side entrance that is padded with feathers, soft grass or the like. The one to three eggs are hatched exclusively by the female in 13 to 16 days. The chicks leave the nest after about 15–19 days and continue to visit it for a week, with the female spending the night there with them. They are even looked after by their parents for up to 46 days.

Danger

The species is not considered endangered.

Predators and Parasites

The following nest predators and parasites of the Miombonectar bird have been detected:

Sources and References

literature

  • PAR Hockey, W. Richard J. Dean, Peter G. Ryan: Roberts' Birds of southern Africa. 7th edition. Trustees of the J. Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town 2005, ISBN 0-620-34053-3 .
  • Ian Sinclair, Phil Hockey, Peter Ryan, Warwick Tarboton: Sasol Birds of southern Africa. 4th edition. Struik, Cape Town 2011, ISBN 978-1-77007-925-0 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Gottfried Mauersberger : Birds (= Rororo animal world. The Urania animal kingdom in 18 volumes. Vol. 6). Volume 3. Rowohlt Taschenbuch-Verlag, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1974, ISBN 3-499-28006-X , p. 453.
  2. ↑ Bird-e-Guide ( Memento of September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), English, accessed on May 10, 2013
  3. ↑ a b c d e Biodiversity Explorer , English, accessed on February 5, 2010

Web links

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