The Eurasian bird, also known as the red-breasted bird, is a small finches with red breast feathers and bright black eyes, and is a common Songbird in Europe.
Because of the brightly colored feathers on the chest, it was originally called redbreast (red breast). In the 15th century, European fashion was popular in terms of human names for common animals, when people called it robin redbreast, and later abbreviated as robin.
Eurasian Plover is 12-14 cm long, has a wingspan of 20-22 cm and weighs 16-22 g.
This small songbird is easily recognizable, and it is reddish-orange from the face to the chest, which contrasts significantly with the white of the lower abdomen. The upper part of the wings and tail is brownish green olive. Different subspecies, their plumage color will vary.
The cone-shaped beak, dark brown beak base, dark eyes, delicate legs and claws are light brown.
The Eurasian Plover was originally called redbreast (red-breasted bird) because of its brightly colored feathers on its chest. The young feathers are not significant in color, and after 2 to 3 months of flying out of the nest, the red feathers begin to grow on the chin, and after another 2 to 3 months, the bright feather features gradually form.
Young Eurasian Plover
The Eurasian Plover is common in Europe, from Siberia to Algeria, as far as the Atlantic Islands of Assyrians and Madeira, and to the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast.
Most of the Eurasian Plover in the UK live long-lived, but a small number of females fly south in the winter to avoid the cold, even as far as Spain. In Scandinavia, Russia's Eurasian Plover will fly to England for winter.
Subspecies and distribution of Eurasian Plover
e. r. melophilus British Isles
e. r. rubecula continental Europe
e. r. witherbyi Northwest Africa, Corsica and Sardinia
e. r. tataricus Northeast Europe
e. r. caucasicus The Crimean Peninsula in southwestern Russia
e. r. hyrcanus southeastern Transcaucasia
e. r. microrhynchos Madeira and the Azores
e. r. superbus Tenerife and Gran Canaria
Eurasian Plover is common in gardens in the UK, Ireland and other places, and they are not afraid of people, and will fly close to find earthworms while gardeners dig up soil. The Eurasian Plover inhabits the woods and often feeds on the ground, while other birds only walk or jump, while eurasian Plovers do both. Robins are alert in nature, and whenever they are slightly frightened, they will immediately fly up the branches.
The male Eurasian Plover reacts greatly to invaders and attacks even if not provoked, which is not quite in line with the sense of kindness it gives to the public.
The Eurasian Plover sounds like a flute and the tune is varied, which is deeply loved by people. During the breeding season from early to late afternoon, it chirps, even at night, so some people confuse it with the nightingale.
During the breeding season, females nest alone and usually hide in dense vegetation. The structure of the nest is dome-shaped, lined with leaves, moss, feathers, and with small roots and hair. Each clutch lays 5 to 7 white eggs with red spots.
Incubation lasts 11 to 14 days, after which the adults are fed 12 to 15 days after the birds leave the nest. Due to the high mortality rate of Eurasian plovers in the first year, their average lifespan is only 1.1 years, but if they successfully pass 1 year, their life expectancy will be longer, and it has been recorded that one Eurasian plover survived for 12 years.
The number of Eurasian plovers declined sharply in the early twentieth century, and house finches and starlings were stationed in robin nests.
In the 1930s, people began a robin tracking program, and they erected more than 6,000 Eurasian bird crates. With the help of humans the restoration of eurasian plover populations.
Eurasian Plover is closely related to Christmas, and it is often seen on Christmas cards and Christmas commemorative stamps. In addition, according to ancient English legend, the feathers of the Eurasian Plover were originally brown, and when Jesus was crucified, it flew to Jesus' ear and sang to relieve Jesus' pain, and the blood of Jesus was stained on the Eurasian Plover, and the color of its breast feathers became bright red.
If friends go to the Beijing Zoo these two days, they are likely to find a grand scene, hundreds of photographers in a circle to shoot, their subject is today's introduction of the protagonist Eurasian partridge (mockingbird). The bird's natural distribution is not in China, and its presence in Beijing is an incredible thing, which has attracted the attention of enthusiasts from all walks of life.
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