Weisswangenastrild
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White-cheeked deer ( Nesocharis capistrata ) |
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The white-cheeked tiger ( Nesocharis capistrata ), also known as the white-cheeked olive tiger , is an African species from the finch family , for which no subspecies have been described. Unlike belonging to the same genus Meisen- and Halsbandastrilde , Weißwangenstrilde in Europe are relatively often kept as ornamental birds and now regularly when grown in small numbers.
description
The Weißwangenastrild reaches a body length of twelve centimeters. There is no such thing as sexual dimorphism . The forehead, the reins and the region around the eyes and the sides of the head are white. The top of the head and the back of the neck are gray. The black throat and the black chin stand out very clearly. The back, the wing cover feathers and the innermost arm wings are yellowish olive green. The other wings are black-brown with yellowish olive-green edges. Of the tail feathers, the middle ones are yellowish olive and the rest are black-brown with yellowish olive-green outer flags. The underside of the body is bluish gray, the sides are bright orange-yellow.
distribution and habitat
The distribution area of the white-cheeked atrium extends from Gambia and Guinea-Bissau to Guinea , Sierra Leone , Ivory Coast , Ghana , Togo , Benin , Nigeria , Cameroon , and the Central African Republic and to the area of Lake Albert in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda .
The habitat of the Weißwangenastrild are forest edges and forest clearings of primary forests. They can also be found on old, solitary trees outside of forests and on tree-covered ravines. On the African continent the Weißwangenastrild lives mainly in the mountains, on the island of Bioko it can also be found in the lowlands.
Way of life
Weißwangenastrilde live individually, in pairs and in small troops of up to 15 individuals. Their diet consists of seeds from fruits and grasses. They also eat insects such as ants and small caterpillars, as well as small snails. Couples can often be seen systematically searching the branches of a tree for insects.
White-cheeked atrildren usually use old nests of other bird species for their breeding. Most of them are nests of collar weavers and collar nectar birds . The clutch consists of four white-shelled eggs. The breeding season varies depending on the distribution area. In the case of white-cheeked astridae cared for in human hands, the breeding season was fifteen to sixteen days. The young birds leave the nest at 21 to 22 days and are looked after by their parents for another two weeks. The juvenile moult is completed in around two and a half months.
attitude
White-cheeked trildes were imported to Europe very late and probably did not come to the Netherlands until the early 1970s . Imports have been regular since the 1980s, albeit in small numbers. Imported birds are often in poor health and regularly suffer from intestinal diseases such as coccidiosis .
Weißwangenastrilde are not suitable for keeping in cages. For their well-being they need at least one room aviary that offers them plenty of hiding places. They can become very aggressive towards other conspecifics; they were socialized with other species of fine finch with varying degrees of success.
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
Web links
- Weisswangenastrild from AVIBASE
- Nesocharis capistrata inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2013.