A tiny little bird is a bird (we posted a photo in this article), which merrily jumps along the sidewalks, as if not noticing people at all. In fairness, it is worth saying that people do not indulge this baby with their attention, thereby allowing her to get food unnoticed.
Chick Bird: description, photo
First, answer the question that worries many bird lovers. Migratory bird wand or not? Yes, this humble bird is a migratory one. For wintering, these babies move from places of constant nesting in Eurasia to the tropical forests of Africa.
Descriptions of bird chicks can often be found in publications on ornithology, since this miniature bird is of great interest to lovers of birds. And this is due not only to its size, but also to pleasant, melodic singing, as well as the ability to contain at home.
What does a bird wand look like? This tiny representative of birds weighs no more than nine grams. Olive tones predominate in the color of the baby. There is a yellow tint on the throat, chest, and also the stripes on the eyes. In some varieties, green and gray are added to these colors.
In appearance, it is almost impossible to distinguish between a male and a female. Chicklet - a bird with a smooth and short tail, consisting of twelve large feathers, long legs, a thin thyroid beak, which, like the legs, is painted in dark colors. The plumage is inconspicuous and non-contrast: green, yellow, brown.
The bird warbler inhabits the northern regions of Asia and some European and African countries. Her song is a bit like the sounds made by a finch, but hers is more sonorous and clear. Until 2006, this bird was assigned to the genus Slavkov, but then it was decided to separate them into a separate family - painted sticks. Today, there are 55 varieties of warblers. In Russia, a little more than ten are common. Here is some of them:
- Tenkovka.
- Vesnichka.
- Ratchet.
- Green
- Talovka.
- Zarnichka.
- Brown.
- Korolkovaya.
- Green mocking.
- Thick-billed.
With the features of some species we will introduce you in more detail.
Bird Chicken Wand
Representatives of this species prefer to settle in the mixed and coniferous forests of Europe and Asia, as well as in the distant northern regions. For the winter they fly to South Asia, the Mediterranean countries and Central Africa.
This is a very small bird: the length of her body does not exceed twelve centimeters, weight - eight grams. The weight of the females is a little less. During nesting, the back of these birds is grayish-brown (both in females and males). Western subspecies have a light olive hue. The tummy is light yellow, a yellow tinge is present on the breast and sides. It’s funny that this bird has eyebrows highlighted in white.
Vesnichka
The bird-warbler bird has a body length of about thirteen centimeters, the maximum wingspan is twenty-two centimeters. Weight is about nine grams. Outwardly, it is very reminiscent of another variety - shade, but differs from it by singing.
The back of this bird is painted in olive-green color, the tummy is yellowish-white. The throat and chest are yellow; there are light yellow stripes above the eyes. Vesnichka nests in Europe, and flies to Africa for the winter.
Green
The green chick bird is a resident of Eurasia. Outwardly, it very much resembles a forest scum, but less than it. The head and back are olive green, the bottom is gray-white. Above the eyes there is a dark streak with yellow eyebrows. The legs are brown. The body length of this bird does not exceed ten centimeters, the wingspan is twenty centimeters, and the weight is about eight grams.
Brown
Larger member of the family. This wand is a bird living in East Asia, up to fourteen centimeters long. Its back is painted in a dark brown color. The beak is straight and sharp, rather short. Dark colored legs. A dark strip passes through the eyes of the bird, and a light one is clearly visible above it. Eyes circled in white.
The tummy is gray-white, the breast is a little darker. The underbone and the sides are cream. The tail is slightly rounded.
Talovka
A bird with a gray-green plumage on the back and head and a lighter belly. A characteristic feature of this species is the protruding flywheel and the light stripe on the wings. The body length of the talovik can reach thirteen centimeters. This bird nests in Brunei, Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia, Mexico, Central and South Asia, and Scandinavian countries.
Ratchet
This species is common in the temperate and taiga zones of Europe. In winter, a rattle migrates to the tropics of Africa. The body length of representatives of this species is approximately thirteen centimeters, and the wingspan can reach twenty-four centimeters. On the back, the plumage is green, on the chest - white with a slight yellowish tinge. The song of this bird sounds like a melodic combination of “tyu” or “sib” sounds with the popping sounds that are characteristic of this species.
Zarnichka
The bird-froth warbler is common in the temperate and taiga zone of Europe. In late autumn, she migrates to the tropical forests of Africa. In this species, the body length is about thirteen centimeters with a wingspan of up to twenty-four centimeters.
Weight zarnichki can reach thirteen grams. The plumage is green on the back, and white on the chest.
Habitat
Most of all, scallops prefer to settle and make nests in the mixed and coniferous forests of Asia and Europe. Overwinter one of the smallest birds in the Mediterranean countries and in Africa. As a rule, they settle near clearings and forest edges.
Nutrition
Insects - both forest and aquatic, as well as their larvae are a favorite delicacy of warblers. These birds do not refuse spiders, flies, butterflies, caterpillars and beetles. In the fall, these babies add berries to the usual diet: raspberries and elderberries, currants and blueberries. Chamomile finds food in the crowns of trees, in shrubs, in the air near the foliage. It absorbs such a volume of feed per day, which is about a third of its weight, and more during the preparation for the autumn migration to form the fat reserves necessary for a long flight.
Home Content
These cute birds are often kept at home by lovers of birds. Caring for them is completely straightforward and will not cause problems even for beginner bird breeders. Only at the beginning, the sticks can behave restlessly in the cell. In this case, the cell is covered with tissue.
I must say that these babies very quickly get used to captivity and in two weeks they can be released to fly around the apartment. Chamomiles are endowed with a calm and peaceful character, easily get along with other species. But do not leave several males together who can arrange a fight over a female.
Cell arrangement
A bathing tank, a drinking bowl and a perch are placed in the cage. For a couple of birds, you can build a house or leave moss, grass, leaves, from which the birds themselves will build a nest.
Breeding
In a female clutch there are seven small, light eggs in one clutch. She incubates them for two weeks, and feeds the chicks about the same amount.
Feeding
These miniature birds are unpretentious in food. They are fed insects, berries and fruits, flour worms.