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Red-billed leiothrix

Hàbitat Natural
Location in the zoo

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Geographic distribution:

South Asia, from northwest of the Himalayas to southern China. Introduced to different sites around the world, such as the islands of Hawaii

Scientific name:
- Leiothrix lutea
Taxonomy:
- Class: Birds
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Muscicapidae
Biology:
- Area of origin: Asia
- Habitat: Forest
- Social life: Gregarious
- Food: Insectivorous

Rating:
- Birds
Physical Characteristics:
- Longevity: From 4 to 6 years
- Weight at birth:
- Middleweight: 30 - 40 g
- Length: 12 - 15 cm
Reproduction
- Reproduction: Oviparous
- Incubation: 13 - 15 days
- Number of eggs: 4 to 6

Risk level of the species

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Red list: Scale according to the situation of the species IUCN

Description

Despite one of its names, the ‘Japanese nightingale', this popular cage bird is not a true nightingale and does not live in Japan, but is instead a Passeriform from the Timaliidae family that inhabits pastures and open woods with little undergrowth in southern Asia, from northwest of the Himalayas to southern China. It has also been introduced to different sites around the world, such as the islands of Hawaii.
This species has no sexual dimorphism or, in other words, there are no physical traits that allow the male and female to be distinguished. They have a greenish colouring at the top of the head and yellow on the bottom that turns more orangey towards the breast. There is a light-yellow ring around their eyes and the rest of the body is an olive green, except for the primary wing feathers, which are a bright red colour and the tips have strips of bluish-black and yellow. The beak is red.
They feed on seeds, small fruits and also insects. This is a gregarious species, usually found in groups numbering greater than 10 individuals, although during the reproduction period, they become more territorial and are found in pairs.

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