Typical birds found in the swamp
Author: Rose F. Callaway
The bird of the family of Charadridos (with 16 species in Argentina), very common in our country. Their presence is typical in the vicinity of lakes or streams, the approach of the observer to them, almost certainly the first thing you notice is the wombs, with their distinctive plumage and their distinctive cries.
Is small, with long legs and wings are the size of your body, your eyes are red like its peak. Small wading bird about 30 to 35 cm in size, white plumage with a mixture of black, gray and brown, its head has a short red bill and black tip, a crest and sides are the eyes, small and round. When walking on the floor and makes some “bowed.”
Its broad wings are provided with a Espuelita combat and at the top have a strong spur. Its feathers are gray with purple hues, its chest is white, his legs and spikes in the feathers are red. Legs very long and thin, are red. End in four fingers, three directed forward and a very short back.
Found in flocks, they are very heartfelt and when alarmed, fly raise a cry loud and repeated. And often looking open fields that have good visibility, since the view plays a key role in its reservoir system. They are also often found in groups or pairs in dirt roads, on the edge of the same and even in cities. They feed on insects for which reason it has in the orchards and gardens which also serves as a garnish. Also feed on raw meat.
In the field annoy the traveler with their cries, taking care to make these events away from the nests to mislead about its location. Nests on the ground, made his first position in winter, this bird eggs are grayish with dark spots. Fly in flocks and emits shrill cries to take flight. They are distinguished by particular cry with which they seem to say “teru-teru” and to which their name.
Used the tactic of “fake nest”, ie leaving the nest quietly real, and placed in another location to brood, to disorient their natural enemies, especially the carancho, which quickly runs away pretending to leave the nest. It is very wary of their young and flew low over those who come to them.
Mainly prevalent in their diet contained animal, vegetable and mineral debris probably ingested with the prey, almost all prey are insects (locusts, beetles, ants) linked to the mainland, namely the relatively distant hunting sites water.
Their feeding behavior is short run of three or four steps, then stops and the bird pecked simultaneously sends the sloping. It also uses the method of dog shakes, maneuver which can be mobilized to worms that are underground, thanks to his fine sense of touch exercised fingers to locate sinks after its peak in the earth.
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