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Parrots, mamiang, or tiong gold (Gracula) is a kind of bird tribal members Sturnidae (starlings and relatives). Region is the natural spread from Sri Lanka, India, the Himalayas, to the east to the Philippines, Java to the small Sunda islands. This bird can be found in the lowlands to highlands over 2000m. Because of its ability to mimic human speech, these birds became popular pets.

Subspecies.

Beo (Gracula) is divided into four subspecies. Among others:
Ordinary parrots, Gracula religiosa
Enggano parrots, Gracula enganensis,
Beo Nias, Gracula robusta,
Beo Sri Lanka, Gracula ptilogenys,
Ordinary parrots consists of subspecies: Gracula religiosa andamanensis Beavan 1867 - Beo Andaman. Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Gracula religiosa batuensis - Beo Batu and Mentawai Islands
Gracula religiosa halibrecta Oberholser 1926 - Nicobar Parrot great.
Gracula religiosa intermedia - Beo Indochina. Scattered from Indochina northwest, northeast India, to the south of China.
Gracula religiosa palawanensis - Beo Palawan Island, Philippines.
Gracula religiosa peninsularis - Bastar Beo. Central India.
Gracula religiosa religiosa - Beo Greater Sunda Islands.
Gracula religiosa venerata - Beo Lesser Sunda Islands.
Gracula religiosa mertensii - Beo Flores Island

Pet bird parrot is very popular because of their versatility people talking. In nature, these bird species live in humid forests, especially in low-lying hills to the region at an altitude of 1000-2000 m above sea level. Parrots like fleshy fruits thick and hard. He also drank the nectar of flowers. To meet the protein needs of parrots eat insects such as grasshoppers, crickets, dragonflies and ant eggs. Beo lay two to three items for each spawning season. This bird is a bird that looks dashing and handsome, somewhat larger size than usual parrots and more muscular body. Beo choice Nias North Sumatra identity is appropriate, because this bird is only found on the island of Nias. These birds are forest dwellers and live in the canopy of tall trees. These parrots have a role as pemencar seeds in the forest.

Nias parrots.

parrots nias (Gracula robusta) is a kind of bird familia members Sturnidae (starlings and relatives) that can only be found on the island of Nias, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Natural habitat that live in humid forests, especially in low-lying hills up to a plateau 1,000 to 2,000 above sea level. This bird is endemic fauna of Nias region known as the Ciong.

Deployment.

Birds natural spread of this region is from Sri Lanka, India, the Himalayas, to the east to the Philippines and the island of Nias, North Sumatra, Indonesia.

Description.

Parrots nias has a body size with up to 40 centimeters, is a type of parrot greatest among other types of parrots. Moreover, the parrots nias have fairly short fur on the head where there is a curved line of yellow on the back of his head. Almost all parrots nias body covered in black feathers except in some parts such as the back of the head are yellow and also in some parts of the wings are white. Nias parrot is in the form of animals that eat fruit and small insects. And what makes parrots nias unique, different from other types of parrot is the wattle pair of ear lobe is colored yellow.

A place to live.

Residence or habitat is the forest and nias parrots living in the tall trees. Nias parrots live in pairs, but sometimes also formed a small group. These birds use the hole in the tree trunk towering as the nest as well as a place to lay eggs.

Food.

Nias parrot is a bird like the type of food such as fruits, seeds, and insects.

Breeding.

Parrots nesting season for this nias between December to May. Nias parrots habit when going to lay eggs is looking old trees or trees that had rotted, which stems upright and tall, but some are looking for a place to lay their eggs in a palm tree or palm. Beo nias using twigs, tree fibers and leaves to create nests. Parent parrots nias incubating eggs totaling 2-3 grains for approximately 3 weeks. Egg color blue with patches of brown and purple color. Average egg size 37-26 mm. Thank you for reading this article. Written and posted by Bambang Sunarno. sunarnobambang86@gmail.com
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DatePublished: July 12, 2015 at 12:01