Scarlet man nigbird
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Females in Sri Lanka |
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The 20–22 centimeter long scarlet nigbird ( Pericrocotus flammeus ) is a passerine bird from the prickly pear family . They are resident breeding birds in forests and other tree-rich habitats including gardens, primarily in hilly areas. In the broader sense, the term scarlet man nigbird includes some subspecies , but in a narrower sense only the species Pericrocotus speciosus .
description
The scarlet nigger has a powerful dark beak and long wings. In the male, the top and head are black, the underside, tail ends, rump and wing spots are scarlet. The shape and color of the wing spots as well as the gradation of the orange coloration in the male vary in the subspecies. In the nigroluteus and marchesae from the southern Philippines , the scarlet or orange color has been completely replaced by yellow. The female has a gray upper side with a yellow underside including a face, a yellowish tail border, a greenish rump and yellow wing spots.
Taxonomy and systematics
This species shows considerable geographic variation with several distinct populations.
distribution
This Mennigvogel is found in tropical South and Southeast Asia from the Indian subcontinent eastwards to southern China , Indonesia and the Philippines . This species occurs on the edges of rivers, but also in parks and near-natural gardens of human settlements. It usually stays in the canopy of tall trees and is only very rarely found on the ground.
behavior
The scarlet nigbird catches insects , their larvae and spiders , often together in mixed hunting groups, usually in small groups high up in the treetops . These are captured in flight or peck them from branches or leaves while shaking . All subspecies behave similarly when searching for insects. The singing is a pleasantly melodic sounding whistle. During the courtship season, the male first flies high in the air on river banks and then sails in a spiral flight down onto a branch.
Reproduction
The mating season is from April to July. The nest is created in a fork of branches in the treetops, usually at a height of 6-18 meters. The chalice-like woven nest, which consists of lichen, moss and pieces of bark reinforced with twigs and cobwebs and lined with dry leaves, is well camouflaged. Two to four spotted light blue, yellow-brown, pale green eggs with gray or reddish-brown spots are deposited. These are incubated by the female alone for up to 15 days. Both are involved in rearing the young.
use
This species is kept in aviaries by humans because of its beautiful song.
Male in Jayanti in Buxa Tiger Reserve in the Jalpaiguri District of West Bengal , India .
Female in Jayanti in the Buxa Tiger Reserve in the Jalpaiguri District of West Bengal , India .
Female in Jayanti in the Buxa Tiger Reserve in the Jalpaiguri (Jalpaiguri District) Jalpaiguri District of West Bengal , India .
Male in Jayanti in the Buxa Tiger Reserve in the Jalpaiguri District of West Bengal , India .
Female in Jayanti in the Buxa Tiger Reserve in the Jalpaiguri District of West Bengal , India .
literature
- C. Sashikumar: Birds of Kerala: Status and Distribution. DC Books, 2011, ISBN 978-81-264-2921-9 .
- http://www.fotoreiseberichte.de/srilanka/srilanka_voegel06.htm#Scharlachmennigvogel01
- Jiří Felix (eds.), Květoslav Hísek: Asian fauna in color. Translated from the Czech by Ingeborg Šestáková. Karl Müller Verlag, Erlangen 1989, pp. 70-71.
- Goetz Rheinwald (ed.), Cyril Walker: Atlas of the bird world. Unipart, Remseck near Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 978-3-8122-3399-6 , p. 167.
- Philip Whitfield (ed.): The great world empire of the animals. Planet Medien AG, Zug 1992, ISBN 3-8247-8614-1 , pp. 318, 319, German. Translation from English.
- Wilhelm owner (ed.), Erna Mohr: Encyclopedia of the animals. Volume 2, Weltbild, Augsburg 1991, ISBN 978-3-89350-361-2 , p. 359.
Web links
- Internet Bird Collection
- Calls on xeno-canto
- Pericrocotus flammeus inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2013.