Zaryanka is a bird, the photo of which is located below, small but vociferous! These birds got their name because they like to sing at sunrise and at sunset. By the way, these birds are also known as "robins." So they were nicknamed because they like to settle in the raspberry. We’ll talk about them.
The sonorous voice of robins was repeatedly sung in poetry. Zoologists attribute the zaryanok to the family of thrush. Zaryanka is a bird closely related to nightingales. To date, zoologists know only about two of its types:
- common zaryanka;
- Japanese zaryanyka.
Small birds
Zaryanka is a rather small bird. The length of its feathered little 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 oblong, and the legs are thin, but very tenacious. However, at first glance, the robin may seem a little chubby bird. In fact, this is not so! The fact is that plumage feathers are very loose and soft, and the feathers themselves are not tight enough to the body, hence the effect of "fullness".
Color
Both types of robins are very similar in color. Ordinary zaryanka has olive-gray wings, tail, upper part and light gray tummy and breast. Her forehead and neck are bright orange. Her Japanese cousin has ginger shades merging with the color of her breast throughout the upper part of her body. Her abdomen is grayish bluish. Both females and males are colored the same.
Habitat
Zaryanka is a bird common in many countries. An ordinary 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 Kuril and Sakhalin islands fly away for the winter to Japan.
Lifestyle
Food
The zaryanka bird, the singing of which is not inferior to the vocal mastery of the nightingale itself, is a predator. She feeds on bugs, ground beetles, bedbugs, snails, millipedes, spiders and other insects. In the summer and autumn, robins do not mind eating ripe berries and seeds.
Mavericks
Robins live alone. Moreover, their flights are also solitary! These birds have a very developed possessive instinct. Males designate their territory with a voice. Their songs begin with some creaky sounds, and end with the divine chimes of bells, similar to the nightingale trills.
Progeny
They multiply twice in one season. Equip their nests on the ground. Outwardly, the nest resembles a neat bowl woven from plant fibers and roots.
Enemies
Zaryanka is a bird that enjoys enviable popularity among its enemies. Small falcons and owls hunt for robins. Their nests are ruined by forest cats, martens, ermines, ferrets and weasels.
Robin and man
A man has long fallen in love with a zaryanka for her sonorous voice and beautiful bright coloring. Zaryanka catch as songbirds. In captivity, they quickly get used to the person, becoming manual. In a week, the zaryanka will let the owner in.
