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.תובוהצ תועבט ויניעל ביבסמו זוגאה עבצכ ועבצ ,םיצעה יזורב ןיבמ ןטקה אוה ץראב הארנש ןימה :ןטק ןוזווא .רתוי םיריהב םירגבתמה .החונמל םישמשמה םיצע תפקומו התובע היחמצ ירוטע םינטק םימ יווקמ ולודיג תיב .םילולבשו םימ ינטרסב ונוזמ תא רישעמו םיערז ,םיחמצ ונוזמ .לאכימ ןגעמ ץוביקב םלוצו הפצנ ,רתויב רידנ יארקא ןמדזמ ונצראב ב"ע ,דע םיחספ ...אזווא-רב היל ולפטו אתולג שיר יבל עלקיא אבר... | ||||||||||
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Subspecies and Distribution.
Dendrocygna javanica Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka S E China and Taiwan through Indochina to Java. | ||||||||||
Descriptive notes.40 cm, 550 g. Smallest of the whistling-ducks.Fairly uniform plumage, chestnut uppertail coverts, inconspicuous yellow eye-ring. juvenile duller. Habitat.Found on small bodies of shallow water with abundant marshy vegetation and surrounded by trees, used for roosting.Food and FeedingMostly grasses, seeds and shoots of water weeds, but in contrast with other whistling-ducks, complemented with small molluscs, particularly freshwater snails.Breeding.Start of rainy period. Often in loose colonies, nest in trees, either in hollows or on disused nests of raptors or herons. 7-12 eggs, incubation 26-30 days.Movements.Mostly sedentary, except for northern Chinese population, which vacates breeding areas in winter. Resident birds in other zones may be subject to local movements related to water availability.Status and Conservation.Not globally threatened. Abundant in much of range.Israel.In Israel the subspecies Dendrocygna javanica Accidental visitor, one recorded and photographed at Maagan Mikhal. |
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