In the dense jungles of South America, a beautiful bird lives. These birds fly through the forest with their long tails and look like a phoenix, so Chinese scientific name is called the anchovy green bite!
But to be honest, the way it stood on a tree when it wasn't flying reminded me of a chicken in mahjong. Moreover, the head of the phoenix-tailed green bite crane is not like a phoenix, but looks like a small duck, so it looks cute.
The anchovy green bite is 40-60 cm long, and the tail accounts for almost two-thirds of the body, so it is not heavy, only more than 200 grams. Like many birds, males are more vivid in color and females are monotonous. The picture below shows the female flying.
The anchovy green bite is an animal that knows a scientific diet. They feed the chicks mainly meat such as insects and small vertebrates. These animals are rich in protein and a variety of substances necessary for bird growth, which is conducive to the growth of chicks. The diet of the adult anchovy green-tailed grebe is very different from that of the chicks, and they mainly feed on the fruits of the forest and have a light diet.
The eyes of the anchovy green bite are very bright, which is conducive to their ability to find enemies in the densely forested forest, because this animal is very weak and can become the prey of birds of prey and small predators if you are not careful, and they are very beautiful and conspicuous in the forest. Therefore, it is necessary to evolve to sharpen your eyesight and ensure that you find each other before the enemy, so as to provide time for escape.
In other words, the value of appearance can sometimes really bring benefits. Because of its high appearance, the anchovy green-biting crane was worshipped as a sacred bird by Aztec, which is said to have been worshipped before the arrival of Western colonists. According to the local law, anyone who kills a phoenix-tailed green-biting crane will be sentenced to capital punishment!
At the same time, the anchovy green-biting crane is also considered a symbol of freedom by the locals, because this bird is difficult to survive in captivity.