How to distinguish lark from thrush?

Larvae is a general term for birds of the genus Larvae. The most famous Mongolian lark is a typical representative of Ranaco. Its body length is about190 mm; The body feathers are sandy with dark longitudinal stripes; The hind paws are long and straight; The mouth is conical, slightly conical; The posterior edge of tarsometatarsal bone is covered with peltate scales. Mainly distributed in China, Qinghai and Inner Mongolia. Habitat in grasslands, deserts, near aquatic plants and other open areas. There are also some species that inhabit small shrubs. Mainly feed on grass seeds and buds. , but also preys on a small number of insects, such as grasshoppers and locusts. Strong feet, good at running, often hiding when something happens, because the protective color is not easy to be found. In autumn and winter, large-scale group activities are often held. The nest is built on the ridge and grass roots. This nest is shallow cup-shaped and made of weeds. It is placed in a slight depression on the ground or in the grass and covered with weeping grass. Laying eggs between May and June. Egg white or near yellow, smooth surface with brown spots, about 23 mm × 18 mm in size. The song is loud and melodious, always in the clouds, flying and singing. It is a traditional rare caged bird in China.

Bailing is about 19 cm long. The upper body is brown, the lower body is white, the base of the head and tail is chestnut, the wings are black with white spots, and the chest has discontinuous black horizontal bands. Perched on the vast grassland, soaring into the sky, like a lark, he is also good at running on the ground, often standing on high mounds or sand dunes, singing endlessly, and singing while washing sand and bathing at sunny noon. The food is mainly the seeds of weeds and other wild plants, but also some insects, such as locusts and grasshoppers. When the weather is very cold in winter, Chang Daqun moves south for a short distance to the north of Hebei Province. The nest is made of grass roots, thin stems, etc. , often in the ground or grass, the surface is covered with weeds. May-June spawning, egg white or yellowish white, smooth surface with brown spots.

1, bird selection

Most birds of Larnaceae have simple feathers and are good at singing and imitating sounds. Larks, sand larks, horned larks and crested larks are popular caged birds. Larks (commonly known as Yunyan, Fish Scale Swallow and Tianzi) are very common, and are raised in both north and south of China. Gebailing is only raised in the south. Shabailing (sleeping music) and crested lark (crested sleeping music) are more common in North China. The most famous is the lark, which is large in size, beautiful in feather color, loud in cry and good at imitation.

Birds in Ranaco need to be raised from young birds, and adult birds are difficult to tame and train. It is difficult to select males from young birds, which requires careful observation and comprehensive judgment. For example, a lark can choose a bird with a thick mouth, a slightly hooked tip, a deep crack (horn), a wide head, big eyes, large and clear scales on its wings, and a sharp cry at the first emergence stage. In the second eclosion stage, the birds are almost adults, so it is important to choose birds with well-developed black spots on the upper chest, bright head and body feathers, clear markings and long and straight hind toes and claws.

The difference between wild larks and domestic larks lies in the bright colors and neat feathers of adult larks caught in the wild. The toes are shiny and dark red, and the claws are black; The feathers of domestic larks are slightly darker, and they are often worn to varying degrees, with pink toes and yellow claws. Wild larks are afraid of people and often bump into each other; Domestic larks are relatively peaceful, and even if they are frightened, they will not try their best to hit the cage. Pay attention to the distinction when buying.

When buying young birds, we should not only pay attention to the choice of males, but also look at their mental state and physique and whether they have feathers. Touch the thickness of the chest muscle with your hand to see if it is "deficient", if the anus is dirty, and if the tail fat gland (commonly known as "tip") is complete.

2, the characteristics of cage

Ranaco birds live in grasslands, deserts and other open areas, and often sing in sand dunes, mounds or the air, which requires authoritarian lark cages. The size of the cage and the spacing between cage bars should be adjusted according to the size of the bird. In addition, a cloth cage is needed.

3, feed and feeding methods

Young birds need artificial feeding. Rub mung bean powder or pea powder, cooked egg (or duck egg) yellow and corn flour evenly according to the ratio of 5: 3: 2, add water to make dough, rub it into long strips with two tips by hand, fiddle with the bird's mouth or lure the bird to open its mouth with sound, and dip it in water to fill it up. When the number of young birds is large, they must be fed one by one to prevent some young birds from eating. Feed it 5-8 times a day, without drinking water or eating vegetables. After the birds can peck by themselves, put the mixed feed in the soft food and let them peck. Nevertheless, they can feed chopped purslane vegetables without water. When the body shape and feather color are similar to a bird (the second time the young feathers are uniform), dry feed and drinking water can be fed. The chicks' feed varies from place to place, including peanut rice flour, mixed powder of chicken rubbing eggs and pure feed of locusts and grasshoppers.

The feed for adult larks varies from place to place. Some feed seeds such as millet, perilla or ramie, and some feed chickens with mixed powder to knead cooked eggs. Considering nutrition, hygiene and economy, it is best to feed eggs and millet supplemented with "additives" first, and then feed mealworms, locusts, grasshoppers and leafy vegetables frequently (molting period) to raise them well.

4. Management and training

Drinking water tanks should be deep but not large, mostly semi-cylindrical or inverted pyramid. The flat edge is close to the cage bottom ring, and fresh water is replenished every 1-2 days. The sand at the bottom of the cage should be fine and even, kept clean and dry, and replaced 1-2 times a week (in summer). Usually, you can use iron wires or bamboo sticks to clip out the feces. Generally, it is not necessary to build a cage, but it is necessary to walk the bird or make it sing like other birds. In order for larks to sing in the light at night, they should be covered during the day. There are many mosquitoes in summer in the south, so cover them at night to prevent mosquito bites.

In order to be tamed, insect larvae, locusts, grasshoppers and other animal bait should be fed by hand. In order to cultivate the habit of birds singing on the stage, we can circle a hard paper shell ring outside the stage, which is slightly higher than the bottom ring of the cage, and often poke its feet with dung sticks to let it go on the stage, or often feed "live food" on the stage.

It takes great effort to train larks to sing. As soon as the young bird's feathers are finished. The male's throat is often excited and makes a slight cooing sound. (commonly known as "zipper") It's time for him to learn to bark. This is the easiest way to "take away" an old bird that has been successfully tamed. You can also take a sip of nature, or invite a teacher bird. Some use recording, but sometimes the sound is distorted and must be corrected in the wild or by other birds.

China pays attention to the "thirteen sets" of lark's "calling mouth", that is, he can learn the songs of thirteen kinds of birds, animals and insects. But the content and order of the thirteen episodes vary from place to place. In the south, larks are allowed to be kept in cages, but in the north, it is taboo. In the north, the basic call of larks in captivity should be red (swamp tits), but it is not required in the south. In the north, the so-called "Thirteen episodes of larks" usually start with the cries of sparrows, and end with the calls of hens' eggs, cats, sand swallows or swifts, dogs' calls, magpies (grey magpies or magpies), fenugreek (a big cricket), the whistle of kites, the sound of small axles, the sound of water tips, big reed warblers and tiger shrike birds.

The above feeding and training methods are suitable for all birds of the family Oenanthes. If you just listen to the chirping, you can raise and train local species.

Vertebrates, birds, salamanders, Thrushsubfamily. It is the most common songbird. Birds sing loudly and tactfully, and can imitate the songs of many birds. Good at fighting is about 24 cm long. The back feathers are green-brown, the lower body is yellow-brown, the center of the abdomen is gray, and the head is dark with black spots. There are obvious white circles and moth-eyebrow-like eyebrows extending backward, so it is called thrush. Living in the mountainous area south of the Yangtze River in China, I like flying, inhabit bushes, often feed in forests and grasses, feed on insects and plant seeds, and are not good at long-distance flights, so I am a resident bird. In the breeding season, male birds sing sweeter and eat more, and mostly feed on locusts, bedbugs, caterpillars, scarabs and moth larvae, so they are beneficial birds for agriculture and forestry. Many places are kept in cages and become precious caged birds.

Distribution: All parts of Yunnan. Central and southern China.

Protection: Species that are not listed in the list of protected animals, but are listed in the priority protection agenda of biodiversity protection in China in 2 1 century.