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[Original] The strange-looking white-crowned noisebird, come and get acquainted

2022-04-28 / 654 Read

It is a kind of bird of the thrush family and the genus of the thrush. Although there is a crown in its name, its crown feathers are not very obvious, but the head is convergent white. The feathers are pointed, like the handsome hairstyles made by humans, and they look very handsome, so friends who pursue beautiful birds like them. So, how much do you know about the white-crowned noisebird?

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One 、Basic information

1. Chinese name: White-crowned noisebird

2. Foreign name: White-crested Laughingthrush

3. Boundary: Animalia

4. Door: Chordate

5. Subphylum:  Vertebrate Subphylum

6. Class: Avian

7. Subclass: Modern Birds

8. Order: Passerine

9. Family: Thrushidae

10. Genus : The genus of the lynx

11, Species: 4 species

12, Named time: Hardwicke, 1815

13, Distribution range: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, etc.

2. Morphological characteristics

1. Body type: medium, body length is 28~32 cm; weight It is 108~150 grams.

2. Feather: very fluffy.

3. Tail: The tail is longer and occupies half of the body.

4. Color: The iris is reddish-brown or reddish brown, the mouth is black, and the feet are black-gray or hazel. The feathers of the entire head, chin, throat and upper chest are white; the base of the forehead, eyeliner, eye circumference and ear feathers are black, forming a broad black eye line, which is very prominent on the head; just behind the white feathers on the head There is a rust red or brown chestnut collar extending along the side of the neck to the lower chest, and the upper and lower body feathers behind the collar are basically olive brown.

III. Living habits

1. Feeding habits: White-crowned noisebird mainly feeds on beetles, walking insects, beetles, cicadas and other insects. Also eat plant foods such as banyan fruit, grass, and seeds.

2. Activity: The white-crowned noisebird likes to live in groups on the ground and in the thickets.

3. Habitat: The white-crowned noisebird mainly inhabits the evergreen broad-leaved forests in low mountains and valleys below 1500 meters above sea level.

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four , call

The white crested owl is a kind of bird that likes to call very much. As long as a white crested thrush leads the call, the other individuals will follow in a high-pitched chorus, as loud as the lead singer drives a chorus.

V. Breeding

The breeding season of the white-crowned noisebird is from April to July. Generally, 2 to 6 eggs are laid per litter, and the eggs are pure white, smooth and spotless, and oval in shape.

Okay, here is the introduction to the popular science about the white-crowned noisebird. If you have anything to say, please leave a message below~