Zaryanka - a bird, the photo of which is located below, is small, but vociferous! These birds got their name because they love to sing at sunrise and sunset. By the way, these birds are also known as "robins". So they were nicknamed because they like to settle in raspberries. Let's talk about them.
The sonorous voice of robins has been praised more than once in poetry. Zoologists classify the robin as a member of the thrush family. Robin is a bird closely related to nightingales. To date, zoologists know only about its two types:
- common robin;
- Japanese robin.
Birds are small
Robin is a rather small bird. The length of her feathered body is only 15 centimeters. At the same time, the length of the wings and tail is about 7 centimeters! The robin weighs almost 18 grams. Her beak is thin and not long. The tail is elongated, and the legs are thin, but very tenacious. However, at first glance, the robin may seem like a slightly plump bird. Actually it is not! The fact is that the plumage of robins is very loose and soft, and the feathers themselves are not enough.fit snugly to the body, hence the "fullness" effect.
Color
Both types of robins are very similar in color. The common robin has olive-grey wings, tail, upperparts, and a light gray belly and breast. Her forehead and throat are bright orange. Her Japanese relative has reddish hues throughout the upper part of her body, merging with the color of the breast. Her belly is grey-bluish. Both females and males are colored the same.
Habitat
Robin is a bird common in many countries. The common robin inhabits all of Europe, the Caucasus, Asia Minor, Western Siberia, and Northwest Africa. Japanese is common in Japan and China. Some of these birds are migratory. It all depends on the habitat. For example, Siberian robins winter in Western Europe, Northwest Africa and Asia Minor. Their Japanese relatives from the Kuriles and Sakhalin fly to Japan for the winter.
Lifestyle
Food
The robin bird, whose singing is not inferior to the vocal skill of the nightingale itself, is a predator. It feeds on beetles, ground beetles, bugs, snails, centipedes, spiders and other insects. In summer and autumn, robins are not averse to eating ripe berries and seeds.
Individualists
Robins live alone. Moreover, their flights are also solo! These birds have a very strong possessive instinct. Males mark their territory with their voice. Their songs begin with some kind of squeaky sounds, andend with the divine chimes of bells, similar to the trills of a nightingale.
Offspring
They breed twice in one season. They build their nests on the ground. Outwardly, the nest resembles a neat bowl woven from plant fibers and roots.
Enemies
Robin is a bird that enjoys enviable popularity among its enemies. Small falcons and owls hunt robins. Their nests are devastated by forest cats, martens, ermines, ferrets and weasels.
robin and man
Man has long fallen in love with the robin for its sonorous voice and beautiful bright color. Robins are caught like songbirds. In captivity, they quickly get used to a person, becoming tame. In a week, the robin will let its owner in.
