The Eye of the Secret Realm · The Calendar of Human Friends 丨 Little Peace: The yellow crown and black surface "Twelve Red"

The wild boar goes down the mountain! "Monkey Paper" to my balcony! The news of wild animals entering the city frequently shows social media. In fact, there are many local wild animals around us, and they are neighbors with us, but we rarely understand them. Understanding, friendly, and accompanying, everything can be raised and raised. Xinhua Daily · Jiaojiao Point Unite Jiangsu Province Wild Animal Plant Protection Station, Jiangsu Forestry Science Research Institute, Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo, etc. launched the "Eye of the Secret Realm · Friends of Human" calendar column to take you through infrared cameras and animal observers. At the perspective of waiting, pay attention to the familiar and mysterious "animal neighbors". Biological diversity is the living foundation and vitality of human homes. Every solar term, we will also invite solar terms to carry out the special selection of the day. Today, let's get to know the small bird together.

"Gradient" "Advanced" color matching

Little Peacebird is a bird of the Peacebird of the Poor Birds, with a body length of about 16 cm. The colors of their bodies are very beautiful and complex. Because the end of the tail feathers is red, it is called "twelve red". Due to the colorful colors, the little Taiping has been regarded as a rare bird in ancient times, and it is also the "frequent visitor" in Chinese flower and bird painting.

The males of the small peace bird are maroon with maroon forehead and the front of the head, and the lighter color is, and the top of the head is gray -brown. The base, the eyes, and the eyes have a black fine lines on the eyes. Back and shoulder feathers are gray -brown. The waist to the tail is covered with brown gray to gray, and the more backward the color. On the wings, the feather has a distinctive rose -colored outer end. Female feathers are similar to male birds. However, the black spots of the throat and throat are small, and the erythema of the outer outer outer is slightly left on a few feathers, and the rose red spots at the end of the tail are also small.

What are the habits?

The small Taipingbird inhabits low mountains, hills and coniferous forests and broad -leaved forests in low mountains, hills and plain areas below 900 meters above sea level. During the migration and wintering, they will become a small group for food and often have mixed group activities with the Great Pacific Bird. The small birds are eaten with plant fruits and seeds. Common staple foods include guard spear, mouse Li, and sometimes eating insects. The small Taiping birds start breeding in June each year. They are based on branches, moss, grass, etc., and they are paved with feathers and grass stems in the nest. The nests are bowl -like. Each layer of eggs is 4 to 6 pieces, and the incubation period is about 14 days.

What is the story of the little Taiping bird?

As early as 1,000 years ago, the image of the small peace bird appeared in art. In the Song Dynasty, there was a famous painting "Taohua Mountain Bird Map". In the picture, a bird stands on the branches of peach blossoms, and the body is to the right. The experts judge that this is a small peace bird from its head characteristics, eye -catching characteristics and tail feathers. The Ming Dynasty poet Yang Ji wrote a poem called "Twelve Red Pictures", and the poem wrote: "Where can the twelve reds fly, and the east wind of the Chu Palace is scattered. Middle. "The whole poem started with" Twelve Red ", lamenting the rise and fall of the dynasties in the past.

Write: Jin Yiwei

Beautiful editor: Zhu Danqing

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