The red-tailed plover ( scientific name : Luscinia sibilans ) is a bird of the genus Grebe in the family Grebe , commonly known as the red-legged European Plover. It is distributed in Siberia, Japan, Korea, Laos and inner Mongolia, Northeast China, Liaoning, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Fujian, Tibet, Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Hainan and other places in siberia, Japan, Korea, Laos and Chinese mainland, and mostly inhabits sparse forests and dense understory shrubs, as well as mainly on the ground and near the ground shrubs or stumps. The type origin of this species is in Macau.
Morphological characteristics
Morphological characteristics: small (13 cm), brown tail of the singing plover. Elegant but not easy to describe. The upper body is olive brown, the tail is brown, the lower body is nearly white, and the chest has olive scalloped stripes. It is distinguished from other females and plovers in the brown tail.
Iris - brown; mouth - black; feet - pink brown.
The total length is about 127 mm. The upper body is olive brown. The tail feathers are brownish maroon, the eyes and cheeks are yellowish brown, and the eye areas are pale yellowish brown. The chin and throat of the lower body are grayish white, the skin of the thorax is yellowish white, the two sides of the olive are grayish white, and the abdomen and tail coverts are the same as the chin and throat.
Habitat
The red-throated singing plover is a ground-dwelling bird with a strong territorial presence, often inhabiting dense, shady ground or low vegetation cover in forests, with a strong tail.
Habits of life
Multiple single activities.
The song is more rhymed and pleasant, and the morning and dusk sing the most, and the song is particularly beautiful.
It feeds on a variety of pests such as leaf curl moths.
Distribution range
Geographical distribution maps reproduce in Northeast Asia. Winter to India, Southern China and Southeast Asia.
Breeding methods
The red-tailed songbird breeds from April to June, the nest is oval, composed of weeds, dead leaves, fine roots, etc., there is an entrance on one side, the nest is cushioned with fine grass and fibers, etc., and the nest is placed between the grass on the ground. There are 4 to 5 eggs per nest, and the egg shell is slightly grayish blue-green, or has reddish spots