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Blue Robin

2022-04-22 / 479 Read

Introduction to the species of   Siberian Blue Robin

Siberian Blue Robin, also known as Siberian Blue Robin, has a global distribution.   In the wild, they like to perch on the ground and among reeds and thorns. The type origin of this species is in the Daurian region of Siberia.

The blue-singing robin was listed in the "Wild Animal Protection Law of the People's Republic of China" (hereinafter referred to as the "Wild Animal Protection Law"), which was included in the "Benefits of National Protection" issued by the State Forestry Administration on August 1, 2000. List of terrestrial wild animals of important economic or scientific value.

Chinese name: Blue song robin

Chinese alias: Blue tail root, blue indigo bar, hanging silver medal

English name: Siberian Blue Robin

Binomial method: Luscinia cyane

Boundary: Animalia

Department: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Subclass: Neornithes

Orders: Hymanatids, Passeriformes

Families: Turdidae

Subfamily: Thrushia

Genus: Luscina;robins, rubythroats

species : Blue robin

Distribution: Siberia, Korea, Japan, Indochina, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Myanmar and Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Beijing, Liaoning, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Anhui, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Tibet and other places.

Blue singing robinAppearance characteristics

A medium-sized (14 cm) blue and white or brown singing robin. The upper body of the male bird is bluestone blue, with broad black eye lines extending to the side of the neck and thorax, and the lower body is white. The female has olive brown upper body, brown throat and breast with yellow scaly markings on the skin, and blue waist and tail coverts. The tail and waist of the sub-adult and some females are slightly blue. Iris-brown; mouth-black; feet-pink white. The blue-singing robin belongs to the songbird, which is famous for its moving and tactful calls. It is good at learning the characteristics of the calls of other species. It belongs to the habitual songbirds among the songbirds. The characteristics of the call are: a blunt low tak sound in winter; there are also loud se- ic sound.

Blue-singed robinsLife habits

The blue-singed robins usually live on or near the ground in the wild. Domesticated can use point chin cage rearing. Due to the timid nature of the blue-singing robin, the blue-singing robin that has just been purchased or just caught is often panicked and refuses to eat and swoops. So what should we do at this time? How should the blue-singing robin be reared to arrange the living environment for them?

The blue-singing robin that has just been brought home needs to be covered with a cage coat and placed in the light. Slightly dark quiet place. Since blue robins like water baths, they can bathe once a day from spring to autumn. In summer, it should be placed in a ventilated and cool place, and it should not be sultry and occluded. It should be covered with a cloth at night to prevent mosquito bites. This bird is prone to cold, winter feeding is the key, and it is necessary to do a good job of preventing cold and keeping warm. In winter, it should be placed in a sunny place indoors. Outdoors, it should be sheltered from the wind and sunny, and the indoor temperature should not be lower than 10 ℃.

The feeding method of blue robin

Before the blue robin just bought it back, she had to arrange the living environment for her, so that it would first Adapt to the environment and keep it in a quiet environment. After that, the consideration is feeding, so how should the blue-singing robin that just arrived at the new home be fed?

The   feeding should be filled first, and then use live insects to attract food after a few days. Feed chicks feed and mix with cooked egg yolks. After a few days, gradually change to use soy flour (soy beans or mung beans), add cooked egg yolk, and mix well with minced meat. At the beginning, the water tank can be placed under the cage to entice it to drink water, and then gradually change to be placed on both sides of the perch. Generally, the domestication process of new birds is about 20 days to 1 month. The blue-song robin mainly eats insects in the wild, so it is necessary to feed more insects in daily feeding, or add dry silkworm pupae powder, high-quality meat meal or fishpowder. This bird is a migratory bird.