Stub beak
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Stutzschnabel ( Smicrornis brevirostris ) |
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Smicrornis | ||||||||||||
Gould , 1843 | ||||||||||||
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Smicrornis brevirostris | ||||||||||||
( Gould , 1838) |
The Stutzschnabel ( Smicrornis brevirostris ) is an Australian songbird from the monotypical genus Smicrornis within the family of the South Sea warblers .
features
The name of the bird refers to the pale, short and powerful beak. With a length of 9 cm and a weight of 6 g, the neck beak is one of the smallest birds in Australia. The plumage is gray-brown on the back, olive-brown on the head, cream-colored on the face and yellowish on the underside. The eyes are cream in color. Both sexes look alike. The young birds can be recognized by their gray eyes. The singing is surprisingly loud for the small body size.
Occurrence
The standing bird lives in almost all tree-lined landscapes, but it avoids the damp rainforest regions and prefers eucalyptus forests. The bird is found in almost all of Australia.
behavior
The neck beak is a tame and curious bird, but it mostly stays in the protection of the outer leaves of the trees. He searches the leaves for insects.
Reproduction
The bird builds a tightly woven, dome-shaped nest from twigs and grass with a small entrance hole. The female incubates the two to three eggs alone for about twelve days. Both parent birds feed the young birds, which leave the nest after ten days.
literature
- Colin Harrison & Alan Greensmith: Birds. Dorling Kindersly Limited, London 1993,2000, ISBN 3-8310-0785-3
- Bryan Richard: Birds. Parragon, Bath, ISBN 1-4054-5506-3
Web links
- Smicrornis brevirostris inthe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013.1. Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
- Stutzschnabel on Birds in he Backyard.net - English website.
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Smicrornis brevirostris in the Internet Bird Collection