Thrush (scientific name: Turdus Merula);

It is a bird of the genus Thrushcross, distributed in Europe, Africa, Asia and China. It often lives on the outskirts of forest areas, on the edge of towns and villages, and even in Gua Tian. It also exists in yeping, gardens and trees, and sometimes feeds near garbage dumps and toilets. It is an omnivorous bird whose food includes insects, earthworms, seeds and berries. The male blackbird is black except for the yellow eyes and beak. Female and newborn blackbirds do not have yellow eyes, but they have brown feathers and beaks. The blackbird is the national bird of Sweden.

Introduction to Kuzu:

Distribution: Living in the west and east of Xinjiang to the north and south banks of the Yangtze River and the south area.

Size: about 30 cm long. The beak is waxy yellow and there is a circle of gold around the eyes; The whole body is dark, except for no nose feathers and no white spots on the wings. It looks like myna, but it is slightly bigger than myna. The female is slightly smaller than the male, and the male can sing well.

Distribution: global distribution. It is a very common resident bird in China, especially in the Yangtze River valley, South China and Southwest China, and there are also a few in Northwest China and North China.

Habits: Usually in the plain grassland or garden, I often run on the ground in groups of three or five, and often go to garbage dumps and toilets to find food. Before they perch on the branches, they often make short cries of "cheep, cheep", and their songs are loud and beautiful, and they are good at imitating the songs of other birds. Timid, sharp-eyed, sensitive to the outside world.

Staple food: all kinds of insect larvae, ants, freshwater snails, cockroaches, etc. , as well as fruits such as Cinnamomum camphora seeds (spit out the seeds after eating) and banyan trees, as well as plants such as weed seeds.

Breeding: Breeding from March to July. The nests are mostly located on branches, about 3 meters from the ground, and made into deep cups with mixed soil such as branches, hay and pine needles. There are 5 eggs in each nest, which are light green and covered with uneven lavender and chestnut brown stripes.

Extended data

Geographical distribution of the Ku family:

Distribution: Eurasia, North Africa, India to China; Wintering to zhina.

Distribution: Common in woodlands, parks and gardens above 4000m above sea level in China. Maximus subspecies is a resident bird in southern and southeastern Tibet. Sorbi is in central Sichuan; The middle is located in the northwest (Tianshan, Kashgar, Lop Nur and Qaidam Basin); Turtledove is a resident bird in Central China, East China, South China, Southwest China and Southeast China, and some birds overwinter in Hainan Island.

The blackbird is a resident of the Yangtze River valley, South China and Southwest China in Sichuan and even China. It is widely distributed and abundant. It lives in plain grasslands or gardens and often hunts on the ground alone or in groups of three or five. Blackbirds, like sparrows, magpies and crows, are also highly adaptable birds and are not afraid of people all over the world. Give a little sunshine and it will be brilliant. In the village in the city, there are trees (it nests in trees to give birth to children), the ground with primitive vegetation (there will be no bugs on the concrete floor), and blackbirds where there is water. It is not difficult to see the nest of blackbird in the yard with tall trees in the city, but it is more cautious than magpie. It usually hides its nest in the platform between tree trunks and never publicizes its "architectural masterpiece".

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Kuzu