- For just a few seconds ...
When walking on a dirt road we sometimes experience moments as unexpected as they are enchanting.
This was the case of a bird that crossed my path in a low flight, caught something at the side of the road, and immediately landed on the fence post next to it. For just a few seconds, enough for a single photo.
This is Anú Branco (Guira-Guira), also known as straw-tail, cat-soul and gypsy (south of Piauí). Geographic distribution occurs from the southeast of Amapá and from the Amazon estuary to Bolivia, Argentina and Uruguay, that is, spreading over almost the entire Brazilian territory.
It measures between 36 and 42 centimeters in length, including its 20 centimeters from the tail, and weighs between 113 and 168.6 grams. It is usually found in family flocks.
The adult of the species presents a yellowish ocher color with a disheveled crest, bare yellow facial skin, strong and curved beak with a beautiful yellow-orange color and iris varying between orange-yellow and bluish-white.
Species without sexual dimorphism, have a strong and characteristic body smell, noticeable to us several meters away and capable of attracting blood-sucking bats and carnivorous animals.
It is essentially carnivorous, eating grasshoppers, bedbugs, spiders, myriapods, etc. Also prey on hairy and stinging caterpillars, geckos, mice, frogs and young birds. Fishing in shallow water; he periodically eats fruits, berries, coconuts and seeds, especially in the dry season, when there is a shortage of arthropods. It has been seen in the Lakes Region, RJ, preying on small African snails.
Its eggs are relatively very large, having 17 to 25% of the female's weight. The color of the eggs is navy green and a white limestone net in high relief spreads over the entire surface. There are both individual and collective nests. The female who has built a nest and has not yet started laying her eggs throws away the eggs laid there by other females. She also throws her own eggs when she finds the nest where she wants but occupied by another bird. Adults do not always look after their nests with eggs well, abandoning them. The chicks leave the nest before they can fly, with a short tail, and are fed for a few weeks.
To some extent, it benefits from the disappearance of the high forest, as it lives in fields, crops and more open environments. It migrates to regions where it was unknown and becomes the most common bird along the roads.
From: Wikiaves.com.br
On Explore: December 20, 2020
- For just a few seconds ...
When walking on a dirt road we sometimes experience moments as unexpected as they are enchanting.
This was the case of a bird that crossed my path in a low flight, caught something at the side of the road, and immediately landed on the fence post next to it. For just a few seconds, enough for a single photo.
This is Anú Branco (Guira-Guira), also known as straw-tail, cat-soul and gypsy (south of Piauí). Geographic distribution occurs from the southeast of Amapá and from the Amazon estuary to Bolivia, Argentina and Uruguay, that is, spreading over almost the entire Brazilian territory.
It measures between 36 and 42 centimeters in length, including its 20 centimeters from the tail, and weighs between 113 and 168.6 grams. It is usually found in family flocks.
The adult of the species presents a yellowish ocher color with a disheveled crest, bare yellow facial skin, strong and curved beak with a beautiful yellow-orange color and iris varying between orange-yellow and bluish-white.
Species without sexual dimorphism, have a strong and characteristic body smell, noticeable to us several meters away and capable of attracting blood-sucking bats and carnivorous animals.
It is essentially carnivorous, eating grasshoppers, bedbugs, spiders, myriapods, etc. Also prey on hairy and stinging caterpillars, geckos, mice, frogs and young birds. Fishing in shallow water; he periodically eats fruits, berries, coconuts and seeds, especially in the dry season, when there is a shortage of arthropods. It has been seen in the Lakes Region, RJ, preying on small African snails.
Its eggs are relatively very large, having 17 to 25% of the female's weight. The color of the eggs is navy green and a white limestone net in high relief spreads over the entire surface. There are both individual and collective nests. The female who has built a nest and has not yet started laying her eggs throws away the eggs laid there by other females. She also throws her own eggs when she finds the nest where she wants but occupied by another bird. Adults do not always look after their nests with eggs well, abandoning them. The chicks leave the nest before they can fly, with a short tail, and are fed for a few weeks.
To some extent, it benefits from the disappearance of the high forest, as it lives in fields, crops and more open environments. It migrates to regions where it was unknown and becomes the most common bird along the roads.
From: Wikiaves.com.br
On Explore: December 20, 2020