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;[[:Category:Turdoides|Turdoides]] squamiceps | ;[[:Category:Turdoides|Turdoides]] squamiceps | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 26-29 cm. Long curved bill, long tail, rounded wings and strong legs and feet, grey-brown above, paler below. There are dark streaks on the back and the throat is whitish. | + | 26-29 cm. Long curved bill, long tail, rounded wings and strong legs and feet, grey-brown above, paler below. There are dark streaks on the back and the throat is whitish. <sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Arabia]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Oman]], [[Yemen]] and western [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Jordan]], [[Israel]] and eastern [[Sinai]]. | + | [[Arabia]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Oman]], [[Yemen]] and western [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Jordan]], [[Israel]] and eastern [[Sinai]]. <sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> |
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The diet includes insects, small vertebrates, leaves, berries and seeds. | The diet includes insects, small vertebrates, leaves, berries and seeds. | ||
| − | It builds a large cup shaped nest from grass, twigs and other plant material. 3-5 turquoise eggs are laid which are incubated for 13 to 14 days; the young birds fledge after about 14 days. | + | It builds a large cup shaped nest from grass, twigs and other plant material. 3-5 turquoise eggs are laid which are incubated for 13 to 14 days; the young birds fledge after about 14 days. <sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> |
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Revision as of 22:34, 23 December 2008
- Turdoides squamiceps
Identification
26-29 cm. Long curved bill, long tail, rounded wings and strong legs and feet, grey-brown above, paler below. There are dark streaks on the back and the throat is whitish. [1]
Distribution
Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen and western Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Israel and eastern Sinai. [1]
Taxonomy
There is one subspecies, T s squamiceps.
Habitat
Scrubland and savanna.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects, small vertebrates, leaves, berries and seeds.
It builds a large cup shaped nest from grass, twigs and other plant material. 3-5 turquoise eggs are laid which are incubated for 13 to 14 days; the young birds fledge after about 14 days. [1]
References
