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红寡妇鸟

红寡妇鸟
雄鸟
雌鸟
科学分类 编辑
界: 动物界 Animalia
门: 脊索动物门 Chordata
纲: 鸟纲 Aves
目: 雀形目 Passeriformes
科: 织雀科 Ploceidae
属: 寡妇鸟属 Euplectes
种:
红寡妇鸟 E. orix
二名法
Euplectes orix
(Linnaeus, 1758)

红寡妇鸟学名Euplectes orix),又名红巧织雀,是寡妇鸟属中的一种细小鸟类。牠们分布在赤道以南非洲湿地草原,而在赤道以北的是橙巧织雀。鸟长10-11厘米。

特征

红寡妇鸟长10-11厘米,喙圆而厚。负责繁殖的雄鸟色彩鲜艳,呈红色(有时橙色)及黑色。前额、面部及尾羽底都是红色的,下胸及腹部是黑色。其他雄鸟及雌鸟呈褐色,下身较淡色。雌鸟比雄鸟细小。

橙巧织雀的繁殖雄鸟黑色羽毛比红寡妇鸟较多,一直沿背部延伸至尾巴。雌鸟及其他雄鸟都与红寡妇鸟完全一样。

分布及栖息地

栖息在水边的雄鸟。

红寡妇鸟分布自南非北至安哥拉刚果民主共和国的南部及东部、乌干达南部及肯雅西南部。牠们很少会在纳米比沙漠喀拉哈里沙漠出现。

繁殖季节,牠们会栖息在水边的草丛、芦苇莎草或农作物(如甘蔗)中。于其他季节,牠们会迁到较干旱的草原及大草原

行为

红寡妇鸟是群居的,一起居住及觅食。牠们吃种子及一些昆虫。牠们一般会与其他文鸟科混合在一起。

繁殖季节开始时,雄性红寡妇鸟会筑几个鸟巢来吸引雌鸟。牠们会竖起羽毛飞行来示爱。牠们是一夫多妻制的。鸟巢是以芦苇或其他植物组成。每胎会生2-4只鸟蛋。

注释

参考文献

  • Craig, A.J.F.K. Red Bishop页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆). Avian Demography Unit. Accessed 31 December 2007.
  • Dowsett-Lemaire, Françoise & Dowsett, Robert J. (2006) The Birds of Malawi, Tauraco Press & Aves, Liège, Belgium.
  • Sinclair, Ian & Ryan, Peter (2003) Birds of Africa south of the Sahara, Struik, Cape Town.
  • Zimmerman, Dale A.; Turner, Donald A. & Pearson, David J. (1999) Birds of Kenya & Northern Tanzania, Christopher Helm, London.

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