Bird Trumpeter: lifestyle and unusual social organization

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Trumpeters - gruiform birds belonging to the family Psophiidae and included in a single genus Psophia. They live in the Amazon basin. The unusual name got published over the males cry that is associated with the sounding of the trumpet.

bird trumpeterBird is the trumpeter in size resembles a chicken. Its body length rarely exceeds 50 cm, and a mass approaching 1 kg. small Head, neck elongated. The back is arched, the tail is shortened. The beak is short, curved down, sharp. A few clumsy appearance give it the rounded feathers. The legs are long with high back with a finger.

The coat Color of dark, but different color inside of the wings caused their separation into three types: seospidy trumpeter, green-winged trumpeter, white-winged trumpeter. Chicks of all kinds at vilaplana have blackish-brown down, only after 1.5 months will change the characteristic appearance of the plumage.

Reluctantly Flying bird is the trumpeter. She prefers to eat in the lower layer of the forest. Pieces of fruit, nuts, dropped by monkeys, parrots and other inhabitants of the upper forest layers, as well as various insects and their larvae make up its diet.

These Birds by way of life belong to the public, moving in search of food in groups of up to 12 individuals. In the dry season they can go gruiform birdsA huge territory. Often there are meeting relatives that to each other running the entire group quickly and quietly. After becoming friends, making a characteristic loud noises, flapping their wings, screaming. The fight lasts as long as the weaker group will not be run.

In the groups of these birds developed the hierarchy. The weaker individual crouches, approaching dominant, and the response slightly distorts the wings. The leader periodically require food, which he willingly subordinates bring. In his free time foraging group members can have imaginary fights, flapping wings, to create a simulating attacks. The night bird the trumpeter holds in the tree. Through some time intervals occur peregrini group members, indicating that their house is in order.

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The social organization of a bird, the trumpeter is different from many birds. To cooperative polyandry, i.e. cohabitation dominant female with several strong males brought their nature. In this way of being much more likely to keep the offspring from predators.

bird squad of cranesApproximately 60 days before oviposition begins courtship. Bird squad of cranes puzzled finding a place to nest. It usually locates in the fork of large branches or highly placed in the hollow of a tree. Strong males start the ritual feeding dominant females and dancing in front of her. Between them there is competition for the right to possession. After selection, the female turns backwards, demonstrating their willingness to copulate.

Eggs in a clutch is approximately 3. Periodic incubation performed by the female and all the males of the group. This period lasts about 27 days. Hatched Chicks are initially completely dependent on the adults.

Interesting fact: the bird is the trumpeter zolotorudnyj, found in Africa, able to produce sounds similar to drumming. As it is easily tamed, the natives of those places began to use it with guard the goal.


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