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[jsf]

[Wen]

sacré jsf lol

[jsf]

Carmine Bee Eaters

scientific name

    merops nubicus

size/weight/height

    Body Length: 14-15 in.
    Weight: 1.5-2 oz.
    Wingspan: 11-12.5 in.

adaptations/coloration

    Color: monomorphic (both sexes same color) - head & throat greenish blue, upper parts & belly bright carmine red, rump pale cobalt blue, wings & tail deep carmine red - central tail feathers elongated
    Bill: black
    Legs & Feet: frosted gray
    Tail: streamers measure up to 5 in.
    Beak: long, curved
    Voice: metallic double call-note "took, took"

behavior

    gregarious; - roosts in flocks - use sheep and goats as animated perch, sometime also the Kori Bustard - strongly attracted to bush fires preying on fleeing insects - breaks off stinger of bees, wasps and hornets by rubbing against perch, expresses venom before eating
    Nest: burrow excavated in earthen or sandy bank begun by flying head first in to dirt to make a dent - tunnels to nest 3 to 6 ft. & ~2.5 across - chamber at end - breeds in colonies - nest in colonies of 100-1000 pairs, sometimes up to 10,000 pairs - Density of nest can be up to 60 per sq. meter of cliff face

reproduction/lifespan

    Eggs laid Feb &June
    Clutch: 2 - 3 eggs at lower altitude, 3 - 5 at higher elevations
    Incubation: ~20 days, fledge in 20-25 days

diet

    Wild: insectivorous, mainly flying insects, also grasshoppers, locusts, rarely small fish - they regurgitate firm pellets of insect sclerites several times a day - more than 60% of diet is stinging insects, more than 25% honeybees (considered a pest at apiaries) - can distinguish between venomless drones and stinging workers to choose latter - can devenom the honeybee while in flight
    Zoo: mealworms, wax worms, fly larvae and bees

habitat/range

    Near rivers in coastal bush, savanna and bush county in eastern and southern Africa

status

    common

note

    There are two sub-species. We are unsure of our specific sub-species because of unclear records on country of origin.

[jsf]

Elanion Mon Amour

[Wen]

que c'est beau le guépier écarlate :shock:
et l'élanion, ce n'est pas un faucon aux yeux rouges ? ah oui c'est bien ça :D
Wen

[jsf]

Oui faucon insectivore, très rare en france contrairement aux fauculs

[Wen]

ah ah ah
mais je crois savoir qu'il est de moins en moins rare avec le réchauffement climatique. J'avais lu d'autres choses sur lui, mais je ne m'en souviens plus...

[jsf]

Et surtout avec les insecticides - car c'est un rapace insectivore, comme le crecerelette.

Au passage, sais-tu que le réchauffement climatique ne se passe pas seulement sur terre ? Mais sur les autres planètes qui nous environnent aussi ?

http://www.signs-of-the-times.org/artic ... cal+Agenda
http://www.signs-of-the-times.org/artic ... inction%21

[Wen]

non je ne le savais pas, je lirais les docs, merci