Erythrura gouldiae is native to Australia. From the sound of its name, we know that the bird must be very beautiful. The colorful feathers are very dazzling and are loved by many young ladies.

Due to the disturbance of human beings, the wild habitat has become less and less, and the wild species have been listed as conservation species. Of that family and genus, like our common pearl bird, the body is bounded between the oriole and the sparrow.

Chinese name : Erythrura gouldiae

Alternative names: Hu Jinniao, Wucai Wenniao, Colorful Hibiscus, etc.

Latin name: Erythrura gouldiae

Kingdom: Animalia

Department: Chordate

Subphylum: Vertebrate subphylum

Class: Avian

Subclass: Subclass of Ornithidae

Order: Ornithidae, Passerine

Family: Ornithidae

Genus: Ornithidae

Species: Bird

Area: Australia

The colorful bird is 11 to 14 centimeters in length, between the oriole and the sparrow. The feather color is extremely gorgeous, and the bird body is divided into yellow, red, blue, purple, black, green and transitional colors. The most common ones are red, black, and yellow. Male birds have brighter feathers, darker breasts, and longer bodies; females have darker feathers, lighter breasts, and shorter tails. The chicks are not easily separated from males and females.

There are more than 20 artificially cultivated varieties , the more common are red head, black head, yellow head and so on.

Activates in groups, nesting in bushes or in tree holes, with feathers and soft grasses And bark and other nests, was pot-shaped. It likes dryness rather than wetness, and it likes high temperature. It can still keep quiet in high temperature environment, and it does not even affect egg production. Feeds on plant seeds, shoots, fruits and insects.

Wild colorful sturgeon inhabits open forests, meadow edges and near villages and farmland.

Native to northern and western Australia, it is now captive Watch Birds, all over the world. variety in mainland China mainly include green talcum powder, breast, yellow head and Green talcum powder chest red head type or black head type.

The breeding season is from December to April. Breeding behavior is very similar to Sparrow (Wenbird). Male birds build nests during estrus, have the ability to control females, and have a high frequency of jumping and grabbing behaviors before mating.

The females can lay eggs after pairing, with 4 to 6 eggs per litter, and hatch after 3 eggs are laid. After about 16 days of incubation, the chicks break out of their shells. The chicks have colored beads on the corners of their beaks, and when the beads disappear, it means they have entered the juvenile stage and are starting to live independently. The juveniles are about the same length as their parents, but are very weak. The average life expectancy is 7 years.

The breeding season of colorful birds is usually from December to April every year. The colorful birds in the breeding period are very particular about their diet. Feed some eggs and millet to promote their early estrus. After the parent birds build the nest together, the male birds mostly live in the nest, and the female birds begin to enter and leave the nest frequently, which is the performance of estrus. The mating of parent birds is mostly carried out in the nest, which is not easy to observe. The temperature at this time is preferably 20 °C. If the indoor temperature does not meet the requirements, electric lights can be used to keep warm. So what kinds of food should the colorful birds be fed outside the breeding season?

The   feed is feeding Watching birds's largest daily expense. The nature and combination of feeds affect the survival, growth, reproduction and lifespan of birds to a large extent. Therefore, we must study the breeding and reproduction of ornamental birds on the basis of understanding the biological characteristics of birds (such as habitat environment, living habits, feeding habits, etc.), and reveal the gap between feed and bird bodies. At the same time, it is necessary to understand the effect of nutrients on birds, the transformation process and the content of various nutrients in the feed, and then supply food according to the needs of various birds for nutrients and their dietary requirements to achieve the expected purpose of feeding.

The common feed for ornamental birds can be divided into pellets, powder, green feed and auxiliary feed. The feed for artificially bred birds is mainly pellets.

The feed is mainly grass seeds with shells, millet, rice, sorghum, etc., or a mixture of 2 parts of barnyard tares, 7 parts of millet (millet) and 1 part of millet. Always give some green leaves, clean grits, bone meal or oyster meal, ink fish Bone etc. During the breeding period, the egg rice with the ratio of egg yolk to millet is 1:5. It is best to add salt that does not exceed 1% of the feed amount as a seasoning, which can increase the appetite of the parent birds, regulate the balance of the endocrine function in the parent birds, and help improve the fertilization rate of eggs. The colorful bird can peck at the fresh and tender leaves. In order to maintain the water content of the leaves, the whole vegetable can be inserted into the water tank when feeding the vegetables to prevent it from wilting.