Magnificent relay tail
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Magnificent teasel tail ( Malurus cyaneus ), pair, male left |
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The magnificent easel tail ( Malurus cyaneus ) is a songbird from the family of the easel tail (Maluridae). In English, the magnificent teasel tail is called Blue Wren , Australian Fairywren or Superb Fairywren . It is not one of the endangered species .
description
Depending on gender and subspecies, the splendid echelon tail reaches a length of 13 to 16 centimeters and a weight of 10 to 15 grams. Females naturally stay a bit smaller and are therefore lighter than males. The male is in breeding plumage colored gorgeous, outside the breeding season both sexes are normal feathery ( seasonal dimorphism ).
habitat
The south-east of Australia and Tasmania belong to the distribution area of the magnificent teasel tail.
Habitat
The magnificent eel tail lives in forest areas, but has also adapted to urban park landscapes.
Subspecies
Six subspecies have been described:
- Malurus cyaneus ashbyi Mathews , 1912 - South Australia / Australia
- Malurus cyaneus cyaneus ( Ellis , 1782) - Australia, Tasmania
- Malurus cyaneus cyanochlamys Sharpe , 1881 - Queensland , Victoria / Australia
- Malurus cyaneus elizabethae Campbell , 1901 - Australia, Tasmania
- Malurus cyaneus leggei Mathews , 1912 - South Australia, Victoria / Australia
- Malurus cyaneus samueli Mathews , 1912 - Australia, Tasmania
nutrition
The magnificent eel tail feeds mainly on insects , less often on berries and small fruits. In winter, due to the lack of food, it mostly kills ants .
behavior
In order to protect themselves from unwanted cuckoo eggs, the magnificent tails teach their offspring a certain sequence of tones in the egg before they are born, with which they then beg for food after hatching. Since the young cuckoo does not learn this password , it is not taken into account during feeding and starves to death.
gallery
Young bird, subspecies cyanochlamys
Adult female, subspecies cyaneus
Adult male, plumage outside the breeding season
Year male in moulting in the transition to breeding plumage subspecies cyaneus
Web links
literature
- Bernhard Grzimek: Grzimeks animal life. Volume 7-9: Birds. Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-423-05970-2 .
- Fotolulu: All the birds in the world: The complete checklist of all species and subspecies. Publisher: Books on Demand, 2015 ISBN 3734744075 .
- William Wade Ellis: An authentic narrative of a voyage performed by Captain Cook and Captain Clerke, in His Majesty's ships Resolution and Discovery during the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780: in search of a North-West passage between the continents of Asia and America, including a faithful account of all their discoveries, and the unfortunate death of Captain Cook. Illustrated with a chart and a variety of cuts by W. Ellis . 1st edition. tape 1 . Printed for G. Robinson, J. Sewell, Cornhill; and J. Debrett, London 1782 ( archive.org ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ [1] Malurus cyaneus in the IUCN Red List, accessed on August 22, 2016.
- ^ IOC World Bird List Lyrebirds, scrubbirds, bowerbirds & Australasian wrens
- ^ William Wade Ellis, p. 22.
- ↑ [2] Singvogel provides its offspring with a password, Welt online , accessed on August 22, 2016
- ↑ [3] Embryonic Learning of Vocal Passwords in Superb Fairy-Wrens Reveals Intruder Cuckoo Nestlings, Current Biology , accessed August 22, 2016