Let's get to know a little bird today - Silver-breasted Silk-crested Bird .
Silver Breasted Silk Crowned Bird
The first time I saw it, I was attracted by its cute and gorgeous appearance.
The Silver-breasted Silk-breasted Bird preparing to build a nest
The Silver-breasted Silk-breasted Bird is a bird belonging to the order Passeriformes Broadbillidae, and is divided into 10 subspecies around the world.
Silver-breasted Silk-breasted Bird
Silver-breasted Silk-crowned Bird, Yunnan subspecies
Silver-breasted Silk-crowned Bird, Cambodian subspecies
Its body length is generally 16-18 cm, its beak is very wide, showing sky blue, and the corners of the mouth are orange; the nostrils It is round with broad black eyebrow lines, and there is a touch of light yellow between the eyebrow lines and the eyes, as if a circle of "eyeshadow" is drawn on its big eyes; the upper back is smoky gray, and the lower back to the tail Covered with maroon feathers, the wing edges of both wings are white, the edge of the wing feathers is light gray blue, the coverts and feather tips are bright black; the surface of the wings has significant bright blue and white wing mirrors . The tail feathers are black, with the two central pairs pure black, and the third pair stained with some white. The remaining tail feathers have broad white end spots, a convex tail shape, oval edges and blue-green toes. The overall color scheme looks high-end and fashionable.
The feather color of the female bird is similar to that of the male bird, but there is a silver-white ring on the upper chest.
The female Silver-breasted Silk-breasted Bird
is a tropical forest bird that inhabits various types of woods in tropical and subtropical areas at an altitude of 90-1400 meters. It also inhabits forest edges, small trees or shrubs by streams. Sometimes they also inhabit banyan trees and small trees near villages or in Tianba areas. In my country, it is distributed in southeastern Tibet, Yunnan, southwestern Guangxi, and Hainan Island. Abroad, it is distributed in India, Bhutan, and Southeast Asia.
Silver-breasted Silk-crested Birds
They often move in small groups, usually in groups of 10-20, mostly under the canopy.
They generally like to live quietly and are not good at jumping and singing. Their singing is very weak, like a "chirp...chirp..." sound. It is not very afraid of people, and its reaction to gunshots is relatively slow. Sometimes it will not fly away even after being fired multiple times. Even during migration season, they generally do not migrate.
Chubby silver-breasted silk-crested birds
They mainly feed on insects, especially stink bugs , beetles , locusts , weevils , beetles , etc. Coleoptera , straight wings Insects of order , and order Hemiptera are the main food. In addition, it eats spiders, small snails and other small invertebrates, and occasionally eats plant foods such as fruits.
The silver-breasted silk-crested bird has a strong team spirit. If one bird in the team is caught in the net, the rest of the birds will wander and circle nearby in an attempt to rescue the trapped companion. As a result, the entire flock of birds is often captured.
