Rust-bellied thicket bird

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Rust-bellied thicket bird
Rust-bellied thicket bird

Rust-bellied thicket bird

Systematics
Subclass : New-jawed birds (Neognathae)
Order : Passerines (Passeriformes)
Subordination : Songbirds (passeri)
Family : Atrichornithidae
Genre : Thicket Birds ( Atrichornis )
Type : Rust-bellied thicket bird
Scientific name
Atrichornis rufescens
( Ramsay , 1867)

The rufous scrubbird ( Atrichornis rufescens ), even small thicket panties called, is a bird of the order Passeriformes . It is native to Australia and is one of the rarest bird species on earth.

Appearance

The 16 to 21 centimeters tall and 30 grams heavy bird has brown back and tail plumage, the belly is light brown in front and orange in the back. The throat colored white. The bird also has elongated black stripes over its entire body. The upper part of the beak is black, the lower part is lighter. The tail is broad and the legs are strong. The males are slightly larger than the females and have a darker spot on the throat and chest.

Way of life

Although these birds can fly well, they spend most of their time on the ground, in the thick undergrowth, looking for small insects and other invertebrates. The birds have a very loud, squeaky voice and imitate many different noises from their environment. The males make loud noises reminiscent of chattering. The maximum age of the birds is about 9 years. The birds are true to their location and vigorously defend their territory against other conspecifics.

distribution

These birds are found only in a very small area in northeast New South Wales and southeast Queensland. There they inhabit the temperate rain and eucalyptus forests near bodies of water.

Reproduction

The spherical nest on the ground, with a side entrance, is built by the birds from wood fibers, which they processed into a kind of cardboard. The female only lays a gray-yellow to rust-brown egg with brown spots in it. The breeding period is 36–38 days, the nestling period is unknown. The breeding season is in spring or early summer.

Danger

Already in the years from 1842 to 1889 this species became so rare that it was assumed that it died out in 1889. In 1961, specimens and nests of this species were secured again near Albany . The main reason for the rarity of these birds is believed to be habitat loss from road construction and human settlements and natural fires. To protect the species, several protected areas have been designated in their habitat and a monitoring and surveillance program is in progress.

Stock figures:

  • 1970 43 pairs
  • 1974 74 pairs
  • 1983 138 couples
  • 2004 around 300 pairs

Source

  • Philip Whitfield (ed.): The great world empire of the animals. Published by Planet Media AG, Zug 1992, (pp. 178, 179, 301) deut. Translation from English ISBN 3-8247-8614-1
  • Goetz Rheinwald (ed.), Cyril Walker: Atlas of the bird world. Unipart, Remseck near Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 978-3-8122-3399-6 , p. 187.
  • Wilhelm owner (ed.), Erna Mohr: Encyclopedia of the animals. Volume 2, Weltbild, Augsburg 1991, ISBN 978-3-89350-361-2 , p. 355.
  • Miloš Anděra, German Translation by Günter Brehmer Threatened Animals Publisher: Wenger Dausien, Hanau 1998 Page: 131 ISBN 3-7684-2800-1
  • Christopher M. Perrins : The Great Encyclopedia of Birds. Publisher: ORBIS VERLAG, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-572-00810-7 , pp. 238, 241.
  • Christopher M. Perrins (Ed.): The FSVO encyclopedia birds of the world. Translated from the English by Einhard Bezzel. BLV, Munich / Vienna / Zurich 2004, ISBN 978-3-405-16682-3 , pp. 456–457. (Title of the original English edition: The New Encyclopedia Of Birds. Oxford University Press, Oxford 2003).
  • Joseph Michael Forshaw (ed.), David Kirshner: Encyclopedia of the Wildlife: Birds. Translated from the English by Derek Vinyard. Orbis, Hamburg 2003, ISBN 978-3-572-01378-4 , pp. 169-170.

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