Pearl deer
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The pearl deer ( Hypargos margaritatus ) is a species from the finch family . No subspecies are distinguished for this species.
description
The pearl deer reaches a body length of up to 12.5 centimeters. In the male, the upper head, back and wings are reddish earth-brown. The upper tail-coverts are dark pink. The underside of the body is black, the sides of the body have very dense whitish to pink-colored drop spots. The beak is dark gray, the eyes are dark brown.
The females are similar to the males, but the sides of the head and neck, throat and upper chest are gray. The middle of the underside of the body is whitish, the sides are black with dense whitish drop spots.
Distribution area and way of life
The distribution area of the pearl deer is the east of Swaziland and Mozambique to the Sava River. It is absent in the more densely forested regions, which are populated by the red drip bark belonging to the same genus . Its habitat are dry forests with dense undergrowth. It is also found in bushland and palm thickets and on the edge of primary forests. In the Kruger National Park it also occurs in sandy regions overgrown with Nyandubusch. Basically, it colonizes drier regions than the red teardrop cone.
Perlastrilde live in pairs and in small family groups. They are occasionally associated with amaranth and Angola butterfly finches. The clutch consists of three to five white eggs.
attitude
Perlastrilde was first introduced to Germany in 1832. Perlastrilde were only occasionally introduced afterwards, it was not until 1961 that pearlstrilde came onto the market irregularly, but always in small numbers. As with many other fine finches, introduced pearl strilde are very susceptible, as they usually reach their destination in poor health.
supporting documents
literature
- Jürgen Nicolai (Ed.), Joachim Steinbacher (Ed.), Renate van den Elzen, Gerhard Hofmann, Claudia Mettke-Hofmann: Prachtfinken - Afrika , Series Handbuch der Vogelpflege, Eugen Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 2007, ISBN 978-3-8001- 4964-3
Single receipts
- ↑ Nicolai et al., P. 128
Web link
- Hypargos margaritatus inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved February 5, 2014.