The Colorful Bird, also known as the Hujin Bird and the Colorful Hibiscus, is a beautiful bird native to northern Australia. Its natural habitats are open forests and meadows. They nest in groups on shrubs or in tree holes, using feathers, soft grass and bark. Prefers high temperature, dry environment. Feeds on plant seeds, shoots, fruits and insects. Clad in colorful feathers, they are lively and agile, and are widely loved ornamental birds, and are bred and bred by enthusiasts in many countries and regions.
The back color of wild colorful birds is mainly green. The male has a brighter back color, while the female has a darker back color. The head color is mainly black, red and orange. In the wild, black heads are the most numerous, accounting for about 70% of the total; red heads are second, accounting for about 30%; orange heads are extremely rare, accounting for no more than 1 ‰. There are also 3 colors on the chest: purple, lilac and white. Purple-breasted brass are the most common, while lilac-breasted brass are relatively rare. Regardless of the back color and chest color, the abdomen of the male and female birds is yellow.
Between their heads and backs, both male and female have a blue neck ring as brilliant as turquoise blue. And between the blue neck ring and the head color, there is a thin black ring that is also connected to the chin. The color of the tip of the mouth is usually red. After the female enters the estrus period, the color of the tip of the mouth will be significantly black and dark. Overall, the males are more colorful, while the females are darker. And the male has a long swallowtail on the tail feathers. Nowadays, through artificial breeding genetic screening, the back color of the colorful bird has undergone many different changes.
The breeding season is from December to April. Breeding behavior is very similar to that of grass finches. Males build nests during estrus, have the ability to drive females, and have a high frequency of jumping and grabbing before mating. The female can lay eggs after pairing, laying 4-6 eggs per clutch. The color of young birds varies greatly from that of adult birds. The head, neck and sides of the body are grey, the wings and tail are olive green in color, the abdomen is light brown, the beak is black brown, and the legs and feet are brown. The chicks, which have just come out of the shell, are hairless all over the body and have pink skin. The chicks have blue and yellow cheek beads on the corners of their mouths, which will disappear after the chicks enter their juvenile stage.